Riddell is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Riddell
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Scotland
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Riddell

How popular is Riddell?

Riddell is common in Scotland.

Riddell is ranked 26888 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Riddell bearers increased by 7.185261 per cent in 2010 US census to 5236 since 2000, the surname slipped by 66 spots and ranked at 6484. The last name was found in around 18 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.59 93.88
Black 2.92 2.97
Hispanic or Latino 2.27 1.51
Others 1.3 0.98
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.53 0.29
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.38 0.37
Riddell is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 18904 people have been found who wears Riddell as their family name. Riddell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
90,215 Germany3
32,086 Mexico3
6,706 Lebanon3
119,730 Brazil3
147,165 Czech Republic2
1,333 Guam2
95,312 Argentina2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
993 Guernsey2
6,353 Panama2
10,190 Bahrain1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
492,292 Ukraine1
7,292 Vietnam1
573 Vanuatu1
30,360 Thailand1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
15,162 Costa Rica1
1,704,541 India1
77,122 Sweden1
17,236 Ghana1
25,721 Egypt1
49,101 Denmark1
10,683 Cyprus1
2,374 Bermuda1
165,773 Belarus1
37,493 Austria1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
2,057 Isle of Man1
40,340 Malaysia1
7,895 South Korea1
66,560 Philippines1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
11,510 Oman1
118,015 Netherlands1
2,309 Monaco1
8,859 Iraq1
8,268 Mauritius1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
49,109 Spain39
23,443 Norway26
46,826 Zimbabwe22
15,050 Singapore18
113,815 Kazakhstan14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
104,308 France86
2,858 Hong Kong83
11,021 Chile81
4,527 Ireland76
2,783 Jamaica71
Countries with hundreds of Riddell:
726 New Zealand930
9,017 South Africa712
1,042 Northern Ireland298
3,358 Wales113
Countries with thousands of Riddell:
6,508 United States5,934
1,548 Canada3,333
2,447 England3,253
1,634 Australia1,959
493 Scotland1,752
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Riddell worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 21 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Lebanon and arrived on November 30, 1848. 20 years old Ellen Riddell, Maid Sarah Riddell, John Riddell, aged 2, Mason Robert Riddell, are other Riddell that migrated to US.

Riddell Namesakes

  • Alastair Riddell, Music artist
  • Ian Riddell, Soccer player
  • Carol Anne Riddell, Reporter
  • John Carre Riddell, Politician
  • Derek Riddell, Television actor
  • Edwina Riddell, Author
  • James Riddell, Political figure
  • John Riddell, Lawyer
  • Jack Riddell, Politician
  • James Riddell, Political figure

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