Ruddle Surname
Approximately 2,045 people bear this surname
Ruddle Surname Definition:
For Rudhall, q.v.
Ruddle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 820 | 1:442,023 | 37,980 |
| England | 706 | 1:78,921 | 8,827 |
| Australia | 186 | 1:145,138 | 15,497 |
| New Zealand | 101 | 1:44,835 | 7,402 |
| Ireland | 86 | 1:54,755 | 3,820 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 81 | 1:54,690 | 4,453 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 478 | 1:50,994 | 6,193 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 292 | 1:171,982 | 15,490 |
Ruddle (10) may also be a first name.
Ruddle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Rudhall, q.v.
V. Rudhall. Rudhall, Glouc.,is also known as Ruddle.
A member of the family of Picard changed his name to Ruddle, at the instance of King Edward IV., the latter being the designation of his birth-place. Blore's Monument. Rem. I do not find the locality.
From the German, Rudel; a personal name Comp. Rudolf.
The name of Ruddle, as I have already indicated when speaking of the Pickards, is probably a corruption of Rudhall, a name that occurs on two of the bells of Warminster Church that were cast about the middle of last century (H.).
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Ruddle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ruddle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ruddle is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ruddle? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 203,470th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,563,592 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Ruddle are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 10 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 820 people, or 1 in 442,023. In The United States Ruddle is most prevalent in: West Virginia, where 15 percent live, Virginia, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.
Ruddle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ruddle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ruddle surname expanded 281 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 106 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ruddle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ruddle last name are 26.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.05% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Ruddle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.1% more than the national average, earning R 432,744 per year; in United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $56,526 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruddley | 92 | 25 | / |
| Ruddles | 92 | 21 | / |
| Ruddler | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ruddele | 92 | 0 | / |
| Rudle | 91 | 52 | / |
| Rauddles | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ruddelle | 86 | 0 | / |
| Riddle | 83 | 50,801 | / |
| Rudler | 83 | 626 | / |
| Rudley | 83 | 310 | / |
| Roddle | 83 | 8 | / |
| Rudele | 83 | 6 | / |
| Ruddly | 83 | 2 | / |
| Raudle | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ruddla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rudile | 83 | 1 | / |
| Rudles | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rudlie | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ruidle | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rudlet | 83 | 0 | / |
| Rudelle | 77 | 1,080 | / |
| Riddley | 77 | 435 | / |
| Rieddle | 77 | 7 | / |
| Riddlle | 77 | 2 | / |
| Raudles | 77 | 2 | / |
| Raudler | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ruidley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riddlee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Raudile | 77 | 1 | / |
| Roudley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Riddlie | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rriddle | 77 | 0 | / |
| Rudille | 77 | 0 | / |
| Roudler | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ridle | 73 | 208 | / |
| Rudla | 73 | 44 | / |
| Rodle | 73 | 31 | / |
| Rudli | 73 | 17 | / |
| Rudly | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rüdle | 73 | 2 | / |
| Raudleht | 71 | 23 | / |
| Riddelle | 71 | 9 | / |
| Rudleová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Rudielle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Roudelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Riddille | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rudelles | 71 | 0 | / |
| Raudlett | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ruddesel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ridley | 67 | 33,324 | / |
| Riedle | 67 | 2,399 | / |
| Rodley | 67 | 591 | / |
| Raudla | 67 | 218 | / |
| Rodlie | 67 | 23 | / |
| Roedle | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rudhel | 67 | 16 | / |
| Rhodle | 67 | 7 | / |
| Roddla | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ridlle | 67 | 6 | / |
| Rudlid | 67 | 5 | / |
| Roudly | 67 | 4 | / |
| Rodlea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ridlei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rodlee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rudlai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Rudlla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rudhla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ridlee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rudlly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rudail | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruģele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rudgel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rūdele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Roudli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rudlaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ruddisill | 67 | 0 | / |
| Roddly | 67 | 0 | / |
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