Ridsdale Surname

180,319th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,364 people bear this surname

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

Ridsdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Redesdale,' Northumberland.

1782. Married — William Harwood and Mary Ridsdale: St. George, Hanover Square.

1803. — James Riddelsdell and Sarah Morton: ibid.

Ridsdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2041:46,2775,824
Australia4291:62,9277,576
Canada3561:103,49911,194
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Wales441:70,3306,116
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7921:30,7774,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Ridsdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Redesdale,' Northumberland.

1782. Married — William Harwood and Mary Ridsdale: St. George, Hanover Square.

1803. — James Riddelsdell and Sarah Morton: ibid.

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

(Celtic + English) belonging to Redesdale (Northumb.) = the Dale of the R. Rede or Reed [the river-name is prob. the Welsh rhüdd = Gaelic ruadh, red, doubtless influenced by the cognate Middle English rede, reed, Old English réad, red:— + Old English dœl, a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Northumberland.

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

Ridsdale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ridsdale is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Ridsdale click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ridsdale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ridsdale is the 180,319th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,082,718 people. Ridsdale is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Ridsdale live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,204 people, or 1 in 46,277. In England it is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 13 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 13 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

Ridsdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ridsdale has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 852 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ridsdale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ridsdale last name are 24.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.74% registered with the political party.

The amount Ridsdale earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.08% less than the national average, earning R 201,792 per year; in United States they earn 16.68% more than the national average, earning $50,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning $49,736 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Risdale93316/
Ridsdal932/
Rudsdale88167/
Reisdale881/
Redsdale881/
Reidsdal880/
Ridsdall880/
Risdal86660/
Risdaulet825/
Rysdale80135/
Risdall80135/
Risdahl8079/
Reisdal809/
Resdale801/
Risdhal801/
Richdale75335/
Reisdahl759/
Risdauli752/
Rajsdale752/
Raysdale752/
Reasdale751/
Ruysdale750/
Rysdaulet7191/
Resdal717/
Rizdal712/
Ryssdal6782/
Rysdahl6756/
Rexdale678/
Ressdal672/
Rizdali671/
Rejdale671/
Resdahl671/
Reysdal670/
Raysdal670/
Reichdal6311/
Redjdali632/
Risdolph630/
Resdahlia593/
Rexdal571/
Rejdali53549/
Rexdahl533/
Recdeal530/

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Ridsdale Reference & Research

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