Rydiard Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Rydiard Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rydiard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Rydiard Last Name Facts

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

Rydiard is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rydiard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Rydiard is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rydiard reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England Rydiard is primarily concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 61 percent live, Hampshire, where 28 percent live and Cumbria, where 6 percent live. Barring England Rydiard is found in one country. It also occurs in Wales, where 5 percent live.

Rydiard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rydiard has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rydeard8633/
Rydheard800/
Riddiard800/
Rediar7756/
Ridiar7720/
Rydeheard7573/
Rhydehard750/
Ridyard71679/
Reddiar71488/
Rydjord71139/
Riddiar711/
Resdiar711/
Redyard710/
Redheard674/
Ridgyard670/
Ridyheard630/
Redyar6244/
Reddyar5725/
Ridiore572/
Rideart571/
Reedyar571/
Reddear571/
Redearth5330/
Redheart539/
Reddyaar532/
Readehair504/

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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 Rydiard
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