Ridout Surname

108,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,305 people bear this surname

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

Ridout Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the redoubt. Of this surname and its variants I can find no satisfactory derivation. Mr. Lower says,' Possibly from redoubt, a military fortification. the Frenchreduit; Ital. ridotto; Span.

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Ridout Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7431:31,9674,259
United States1,6001:226,53721,882
Canada4741:77,7338,736
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Wales1421:21,7922,311
South Africa571:950,48660,033
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0371:23,5063,271
Wales201:78,4213,652
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:124,30412,048

Ridout Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the redoubt. Of this surname and its variants I can find no satisfactory derivation. Mr. Lower says,' Possibly from redoubt, a military fortification. the Frenchreduit; Ital. ridotto; Span. reduto. The Hundred Rolls' Ridhut Will, however, hardly bend to this etymology': Patronymica Britannica. v. Skeat's Dictionary on redoubt.

Elyas Ridhut, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus Rydhowt, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1718. Baptised — Maria, d. Giles Ridout: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1730. Married — Theophilus Ridout and Love Barnes: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

V. Rideout.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Redouté; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The present family of Ridout, of the vicinity of Blandford, possess namesakes or kinsmen in the Rideouts of Shrowton of last century. About a hundred years ago the Rev. P. Rideout, of Hooks Wood, Farnham, owned a farm in Ewern Minster (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ridout Last Name Facts

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

Ridout occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Ridout click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridout? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ridout is the 108,164th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 1,692,810 people. Ridout occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Ridout live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Ridout is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 1,743 people, or 1 in 31,967. In England it is most frequent in: Dorset, where 17 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Hampshire, where 10 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Ridout Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ridout has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ridout last name grew 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 396 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 710 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ridout Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ridout surname are 12.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ridout earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 869.66% more than the national average, earning R 2,304,280 per year; in United States they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $46,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning $59,518 CAD per year.

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Roydot670/
Ridgoe670/
Ruidgo670/
Reidus670/
Rydutt670/
Riddau670/

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