Ridings Surname
Approximately 5,746 people bear this surname
Ridings Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the ridding.' from residence beside the clearing in the woods, called a ridding.
Isolda de Riddyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus de Ryddyng, 1379: ibid.
William Rydeinge, of Preston, 1668: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameRidings Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,427 | 1:81,875 | 9,308 |
| England | 796 | 1:69,998 | 8,066 |
| Australia | 237 | 1:113,906 | 12,650 |
| New Zealand | 83 | 1:54,558 | 8,669 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:59,510 | 5,360 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 664 | 1:36,710 | 4,772 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 597 | 1:84,118 | 8,785 |
Ridings (10) may also be a first name.
Ridings Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the ridding.' from residence beside the clearing in the woods, called a ridding.
Isolda de Riddyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus de Ryddyng, 1379: ibid.
William Rydeinge, of Preston, 1668: ibid.
From some local name compounded of ing, a meadow; or same as Ridding, from Ridding, a hamlet co. Derby.
Ridings Demographics
Average Male Ridings Height
176.92 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ridings Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ridings Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ridings is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ridings? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ridings is the 84,129th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,268,282 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Ridings live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common forename worldwide, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4,427 people, or 1 in 81,875. In The United States Ridings is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Missouri, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Ridings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Ridings has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ridings surname rose 742 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ridings Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ridings last name is principally Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Ridings surname are 22.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.12% being registered with the party.
The amount Ridings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 270.92% more than the national average, earning R 881,448 per year; in United States they earn 4.38% less than the national average, earning $41,257 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.04% less than the national average, earning $48,173 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riddings | 93 | 57 | / |
| Raidings | 93 | 0 | / |
| Riding | 92 | 5,548 | / |
| Ridding | 86 | 678 | / |
| Rydings | 86 | 262 | / |
| Reiding | 86 | 246 | / |
| Rudings | 86 | 64 | / |
| Raiding | 86 | 35 | / |
| Redings | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ritding | 86 | 4 | / |
| Rieding | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ridging | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ridng | 83 | 0 | / |
| Readings | 80 | 405 | / |
| Reddings | 80 | 177 | / |
| Rhydings | 80 | 0 | / |
| Reding | 77 | 6,336 | / |
| Ryding | 77 | 1,956 | / |
| Rideng | 77 | 92 | / |
| Réding | 77 | 1 | / |
| Redding | 71 | 25,265 | / |
| Reading | 71 | 15,429 | / |
| Reeding | 71 | 123 | / |
| Rehding | 71 | 43 | / |
| Ryhding | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ridaeng | 71 | 4 | / |
| Reuding | 71 | 3 | / |
| Riddeng | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rydding | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rejding | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ridyong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Reddngs | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ritdaeng | 67 | 188 | / |
| Readding | 67 | 27 | / |
| Reddingc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Reddding | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reedding | 67 | 0 | / |
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