Ruddiforth Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Ruddiforth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ruddiforth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:819,38343,863
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Ruddiforth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ruddiforth is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruddiforth? popularity and diffusion

Ruddiforth is the 2,091,648th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Ruddiforth occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ruddiforth live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 99 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 819,383. In England Ruddiforth is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 85 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 7 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 7 percent are found and Wales, where 7 percent are found.

Ruddiforth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ruddiforth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 340 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ruddiforth Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rudiforth950/
Ruddeforth9027/
Ruddifarth901/
Ruddesforth861/
Rudeforth8487/
Ruddiford840/
Rudifor821/
Rudiford780/
Riddiford74991/
Rudeferth740/
Rushdifar631/
Riddeford630/
Rodeford560/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ruddiforth
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