Rigden Surname

227,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Rigden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rigden.' Mr. Lower, quoting Hasted, says, 'That this name originated among the dens of Kent is quite certain, though I cannot find the locality. The family have long been connected, by landed possessions, with various parishes in that county': Patronymica Britannica.

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Rigden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9781:56,9716,875
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Canada871:423,51337,101
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Wales521:59,5105,360
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Guernsey221:2,929767
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Bhutan41:154,010967
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5601:43,5275,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Rigden (63) may also be a first name.

Rigden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Rigden.' Mr. Lower, quoting Hasted, says, 'That this name originated among the dens of Kent is quite certain, though I cannot find the locality. The family have long been connected, by landed possessions, with various parishes in that county': Patronymica Britannica.

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

(English) belonging to Rigden (apparently Kent) [this is especially a Kentish surname, so that the second element is doubtless Old English denu, a valley: the first element may be for Rick- (hardly Old English hrycg, a ridge]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

That this name originated among the dens of Kent, is quite certain, though I cannot find the locality. The family have long been connected, by landed possessions, with various parishes in that county. See Hasted.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Rigdens bear an ancient Kentishsurname. Robert Rigden owned the manor of Morton, Canterbury, for a short time in the reign of Henry VI.; and during the 16th and 17th centuries the Rigdens owned part of the manor of North Court or Lower Hardres (H.). John Rigden, a native of Canterbury, was incumbent of St. Mildred's church in that city in the early part of last century; and William Rigden was the name of a Canterbury brewer in 1771 (H.). A hundred years since, there were Rigdens in Faversham, Wingham, etc. (H.). The name is still in Canterbury and Faversham, and in other places in the county.

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

Rigden Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rigden (Hindi: रिग्देन, Tibetan: རིག་ལྡན་) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rigden? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,165th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,080,373 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Rigden are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 63 people.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 978 people, or 1 in 56,971. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 39 percent reside, Greater London, where 7 percent reside and Essex, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account England Rigden is found in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Rigden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rigden has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 298 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rigden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Rigden surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Rigden last name are 22.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Rigden earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.05% less than the national average, earning $43,127 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.29% less than the national average, earning $45,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rigoden921/
Rigdon836,801/
Regden8346/
Røgden8317/
Rögden835/
Rigdan835/
Rogden831/
Ragden831/
Rigdin830/
Rigodon771,285/
Rikuden77816/
Rigodin7713/
Rigaten7712/
Ragaden778/
Rakiden773/
Reugden771/
Riegdon771/
Rigadon771/
Rigodan771/
Rigduan771/
Rigodón771/
Rigaudon7170/
Rigaudin7167/
Rogheden715/
Rågheden711/
Rogodein711/
Rokhiden711/
Rigadini711/
Rigadine711/
Regdon67174/
Rygdenova6742/
Rickheden678/
Regdan675/
Ragdon674/
Riyugddin673/
Rakden672/
Rikdan672/
Ricten672/
Rugdan672/
Rogdon672/
Ragdan672/
Ragdin671/
Rgodan671/
Rigtin671/
Rigton671/
Rayagoden671/
Rayaguden671/
Rcoden671/
Rikdon671/
Rkiten671/
Riaguddin671/
Rgodon671/
Rgadon671/
Rugten670/
Ricdinne571/
Rygdynova538/
Rukdin5021/

Rigden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rigden in the Hindi language
रिग्देनrigdena-
Rigden in the Tibetan language
རིག་ལྡན་rikden50
རིག་ལྡན།rikden30
རིགས་ལྡན་rikden10
རིགས་ལྡན།rikden5
རིག་ལྡེན་rikden5

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