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
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Ridings Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ridings Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ridings occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Ridings.
How Common Is The Last Name Ridings? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 84,129th most commonly held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,268,282 people. The surname Ridings occurs predominantly 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 numerous forename world-wide, held by 10 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,427 people, or 1 in 81,875. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Tennessee, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Ridings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ridings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ridings last name grew 742 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ridings Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ridings surname are 22.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.12% being registered to vote for the political 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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