Ridler Surname

153,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Ridler Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the riddler,' a maker of riddles. Middle English ridil; compare Sivier.

Thomas le Ridelar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter le Ridelare, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Ridler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1811:47,1795,931
United States5721:633,66951,045
Canada2901:127,05413,264
Australia2221:121,60213,381
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Wales941:32,9213,306
Austria791:107,79015,374
Israel751:114,10212,745
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6791:35,8994,674
Wales641:24,5071,407
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Ridler (19) may also be a first name.

Ridler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the riddler,' a maker of riddles. Middle English ridil; compare Sivier.

Thomas le Ridelar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter le Ridelare, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

John Ridler, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

William Rydler, ibid.

1618. Walter Ridler, Gloucestershire s Register of the University of Oxford.

1792. Married — Anthony Ridler and Mary Fielder: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the occupation: (1) a maker of riddles or coarse sieves; or (2) a riddler, a sifter (of grain, etc.). compare Cbehab. John Ridlar in Maynis of Eycht, 1617, and Alexander Ridler in Lurg, 1635 (RSCA., II, p. 227,404). Janet Ridler in Upper Banchory, 1733 (Aberdeen CR.).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Riddler, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A dealer in wool is so called in Lincolnshire. 2. A maker of the peculiar kind of sieves called riddles.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ridler: a maker of sieves and riddles.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Ridler Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ridler Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ridler (Russian: Ридлер) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Ridler click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridler? popularity and diffusion

It is the 153,491st most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,544,534 people. Ridler occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Ridler are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 1,181 people, or 1 in 47,179. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 14 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 13 percent are found and Somerset, where 8 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Ridler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ridler has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ridler surname grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 469 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 289 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ridler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ridler last name is chiefly Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ridler are 13.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.16% being registered with the party.

The amount Ridler earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning R 290,988 per year; in United States they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $48,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $52,969 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riedler923,059/
Riddler92387/
Reidler92267/
Raidler9218/
Hridler921/
Roidler920/
Ridle91208/
Rideller8635/
Reideler8634/
Riddle8350,801/
Ridley8333,324/
Riedle832,399/
Redler831,519/
Rädler831,255/
Rudler83626/
Reidle83208/
Rédler8324/
Rydler8320/
Raidle839/
Ridles838/
Ridlet838/
Ridlle836/
Ridlei832/
Ridlee831/
Riodle831/
Roidle830/
Ruidle830/
Riddles772,066/
Riddley77435/
Ridelle77202/
Readler77132/
Riedley7767/
Reydler7729/
Ridless7722/
Raydler7714/
Rieddle777/
Ridlley773/
Redlert773/
Reidley772/
Redlier772/
Riddled772/
Ruddler772/
Riddlle772/
Redlger771/
Reidlee771/
Riddlee771/
Riddlge771/
Ridlett771/
Rejdler771/
Reedler771/
Ruidley771/
Reiddle770/
Ridille770/
Raidley770/
Rriddle770/
Reidele770/
Riddlie770/
Reddler770/
Rioddle770/
Ridla73361/
Rädle73222/
Redle73173/
Ridly7359/
Ridli7344/
Rydle7344/
Raidlepp7115/
Riddelle719/
Reidlead711/
Riodelle711/
Raidelle711/
Ridelles710/
Riddlles710/
Redleare710/
Riddille710/
Redley67558/
Ridloi67191/
Reidla67185/
Raidla67169/
Readle67163/
Reedle6725/
Reddle6724/
Redlet6721/
Redles6717/
Ridloy6715/
Rédlerová679/
Riddly676/
Reidly674/
Riedli674/
Ridlai674/
Ridlay672/
Riddledds672/
Redlee672/
Riedly672/
Redlerová672/
Redlhe671/
Ridgeeley671/
Redlerova671/
Roidli671/
Ridlaj671/
Raidli671/
Raydle670/
Rydley670/

Ridler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ridler in the Russian language
Ридлерridler-

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