Riordan Surname

27,435th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,595 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Riordan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Royal Bard [Irish Ríghbhardán—rígh, a king + the aspirated form of bard, a poet + the diminutive suff. -án)

Riordan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5711:31,3253,903
Ireland2,6081:1,806354
Australia2,4081:11,2111,660
England1,7431:31,9674,259
New Zealand3591:12,6142,199
Canada3271:112,67812,031
Scotland821:65,2905,179
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Wales731:42,3914,090
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Northern Ireland331:55,9104,502
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Qatar121:196,50026,891
France101:6,642,272293,169
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Norway61:857,04855,549
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
China51:273,464,31313,838
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,9091:902151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:183,27315,057
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9681:51,8795,867

Riordan (246) may also be a first name.

Riordan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Royal Bard [Irish Ríghbhardán—rígh, a king + the aspirated form of bard, a poet + the diminutive suff. -án)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Riordáin This numerous sept belongs exclusively to Munster. IF 257; Map Cork; Plate XXV

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Rioghbhardan (royal poet).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

An old Irish surname, variously written O'Rierdon, Reyrdon, Reardon, Rearden, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Riordan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Riordan (Arabic: ريوردان, Hindi: रिओर्डन, Russian: Риордан) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Riordan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,435th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 371,908 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Riordan live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Riordan is also the 569,299th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 246 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 11,571 people, or 1 in 31,325. In The United States Riordan is most prevalent in: New York, where 13 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 69 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Riordan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Riordan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Riordan last name increased 1,195 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 47 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 1,311 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 348 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Riordan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Riordan last name are 3.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Riordan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.85% more than the national average, earning R 365,616 per year; in United States they earn 18.87% more than the national average, earning $51,290 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $54,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reiordan9331/
Riordain9312/
Riordean931/
Riorddan931/
Riordane930/
Raiordan930/
Rieordan930/
Rirdan927/
Riordon86592/
Rairdan86107/
Reordan8666/
Rierdan8623/
Roirdan866/
Riardan865/
Riordam862/
Rjordan862/
Reirdan861/
Ryordan860/
Riordanová821/
Riardant804/
Reaordan800/
Reiordon800/
Rirdon772/
Rerdan770/
Rairdon71414/
Reardan7178/
Reirdon7157/
Rierdon7114/
Riardon718/
Rgirdon711/
Reerdan710/
Reordon710/
Reardean6716/
Ríordáin675/
Rheardan670/
Rearedan670/
Reardane670/

Riordan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Riordan in the Hindi language
रिओर्डनri'ordana-
Riordan in the Russian language
Риорданriordan-
Riordan in the Arabic language
ريوردانrywrdan-

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Riordan Reference & Research

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O’Riordan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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