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

The surname Rydiard is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rydiard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rydiard live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne 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. Apart from England this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Wales, where 5 percent live.

Rydiard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rydiard has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rydiard surname increased 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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