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    The surname Redding

    A surname, carried by 15,767 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R352

    Redding: #2,317 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Redding #2,317, 15,767 people Redding: #2,317 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Redding #2,317, 15,767 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Redding is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    Heterographic variant of Reading.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,767 people named Redding in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,582 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,264.

    #2,317
    rank among US surnames
    15,767
    people in 2010
    5.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #2,187)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,308Goodson15,82019,516
    #2,309Boston15,81419,524
    #2,310Scruggs15,80819,531
    #2,311Giron15,78619,558
    #2,313McCloud15,78319,562
    #2,314Titus15,78019,566
    #2,315Burnham15,77519,572

    Who is named Redding

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    70% of people named Redding identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 25%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Reddings

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Otis Redding
      American singer and songwriter (1941–1967)
    • Reggie Redding
      American basketball player and coach (born 1988)
    • Jessica Jaymes
      American pornographic actress (1979–2019)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Redding

    Redding has the Soundex code R352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R352.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Redding come from?
    Heterographic variant of Reading.
    How common is the surname Redding?
    15,767 people in the United States had the surname Redding in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,582 Americans. It ranked 2,317th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Redding?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Redding identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Redding?
    Otis Redding, American singer and songwriter (1941–1967), followed by Reggie Redding.
    Where is the surname Redding most common?
    Wikidata records people named Redding in the United States.
    Is the surname Redding getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,264 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,767 in 2010, up 3.3%.