Ruddle Surname

203,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Ruddle Surname Definition:

For Rudhall, q.v.

Ruddle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8201:442,02337,980
England7061:78,9218,827
Australia1861:145,13815,497
New Zealand1011:44,8357,402
Ireland861:54,7553,820
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Canada401:921,14070,350
Wales181:171,91811,581
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland811:54,6904,453
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4781:50,9946,193
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2921:171,98215,490

Ruddle (10) may also be a first name.

Ruddle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Rudhall, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

V. Rudhall. Rudhall, Glouc.,is also known as Ruddle.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Rudel; a personal name Comp. Rudolf.

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

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.).

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

Ruddle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ruddle has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ruddle click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ruddle? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 203,470th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,563,592 people. This last name is primarily found 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 frequently used forename globally. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 820 people, or 1 in 442,023. In The United States Ruddle is primarily concentrated in: West Virginia, where 15 percent live, Virginia, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States Ruddle is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Ruddle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ruddle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ruddle surname are 26.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.05% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ruddley9225/
Ruddles9221/
Ruddler922/
Ruddele920/
Rudle9152/
Rauddles861/
Ruddelle860/
Riddle8350,801/
Rudler83626/
Rudley83310/
Roddle838/
Rudele836/
Ruddly832/
Raudle831/
Ruddla831/
Rudile831/
Rudles830/
Rudlie830/
Ruidle830/
Rudlet830/
Rudelle771,080/
Riddley77435/
Rieddle777/
Riddlle772/
Raudles772/
Raudler772/
Ruidley771/
Riddlee771/
Raudile771/
Roudley771/
Riddlie770/
Rriddle770/
Rudille770/
Roudler770/
Ridle73208/
Rudla7344/
Rodle7331/
Rudli7317/
Rudly732/
Rüdle732/
Raudleht7123/
Riddelle719/
Rudleová713/
Rudielle711/
Roudelle711/
Riddille710/
Rudelles710/
Raudlett710/
Ruddesel710/
Ridley6733,324/
Riedle672,399/
Rodley67591/
Raudla67218/
Rodlie6723/
Roedle6716/
Rudhel6716/
Rhodle677/
Roddla677/
Ridlle676/
Rudlid675/
Roudly674/
Rodlea673/
Ridlei672/
Rodlee672/
Rudlai672/
Rudlla671/
Rudhla671/
Ridlee671/
Rudlly671/
Rudail671/
Ruģele671/
Rudgel671/
Rūdele671/
Roudli671/
Rudlaj671/
Ruddisill670/
Roddly670/

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