Ridley is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ridley
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ridley

How popular is Ridley?

Ridley is common in United States.

Ridley is ranked 17057 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ridley bearers increased by 3.802144 per cent in 2010 US census to 11521 since 2000, the surname slipped by 146 spots and ranked at 3133. The last name was found in around 39 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 51.23 53.88
Black 41.52 41.08
Others 3.2 2.04
Hispanic or Latino 2.13 1.24
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.48 1.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.5
Ridley is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Guernsey is ahead in terms of density. Around 30771 people have been found who wears Ridley as their family name. Ridley 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
20,790 Nigeria6
8,438 China5
103,755 Czech Republic5
1,014,159 India4
14,078 Japan3
46,068 Philippines3
4,138 Bahrain3
35,969 Denmark2
9,272 Ecuador2
37,372 Georgia2
13,552 Qatar2
37,493 Austria1
7,292 Vietnam1
6,820 Angola1
7,790 Zambia1
810,193 Indonesia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
29,774 Venezuela1
13,447 Uganda1
53,505 Turkey1
5,872 Namibia1
38,830 Morocco1
2,024 Mongolia1
8,268 Mauritius1
6,688 Malawi1
34,581 Chile1
2,374 Bermuda1
8,859 Iraq1
2,578 Guam1
47,891 Norway1
17,768 Pakistan1
2,190 Barbados1
1,179 Swaziland1
3,243 Suriname1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
7,895 South Korea1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
21,562 Portugal1
5,924 Paraguay1
10,958 Bangladesh1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
8,214 Singapore35
32,811 Sweden29
36,547 Switzerland27
62,494 Netherlands22
813 Jersey22
699 Isle of Man21
606 Guernsey18
7,162 Thailand15
62,309 Zimbabwe13
7,235 Trinidad and Tobago12
646 Cayman Islands11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,684 United Arab Emirates99
2,305 Northern Ireland95
83,365 Brazil95
1,327 Guyana94
4,128 Ireland87
2,858 Hong Kong83
66,582 Argentina60
26,687 Belgium59
39,320 Spain55
Countries with hundreds of Ridley:
1,612 Scotland453
1,863 New Zealand405
38,477 Germany269
1,600 Wales248
47,714 France208
1,644 Jamaica161
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Ridley:
851 England8,663
1,032 Australia3,023
3,184 South Africa2,046
2,975 Canada1,608
Countries with ten thousands of Ridley:
3,210 United States12,516
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 18 years old spinster Elizabeth-Ann Ridley who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on July 5, 1849 by Hermes put out from Newcastle. 50 years old Joseph Ridley, Mary Ridley, aged 40, Mary Ridley, aged Born at sea, Mary Ridley, Catherine Ridley, Edward Ridley, aged 3, Robert Ridley (30) Immigrant, Immigrant Mary Ridley, and 6 other Ridley around 33.33% of whom were spinster migrated to US.

Ridley Namesakes

  • Philip Ridley, Artist
  • Annabel Ridley, Film producer
  • Harold Ridley Hooper, Architect
  • Arnold Ridley, Playwright
  • Bessie Ridley, Author
  • Susan Anne Ridley Sedgwick, Writer
  • Sir Matthew White Ridley, 3rd Baronet, Politician
  • Sir Matthew White Ridley, 4th Baronet, Politician
  • Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley, British Politician
  • Sir Matthew White Ridley, 2nd Baronet, Politician
  • Daisy Ridley, from 2019 action and adventure movie Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, who characterized the Rey.

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