The surname Riddell
A French surname, carried by 5,236 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex R340
Origin
French origin
Scottish and English surname from the Norman personal name Ridel, of uncertain origin; possibly of Germanic origin, from the root of ride, or from Old French ridel (“small hill”), a diminutive of ride (“fold”), itself from Germanic.
One of 791 French surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,236 people named Riddell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,966 Americans. That is up 7.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,885.
Who is named Riddell
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
93% of people named Riddell identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 93%
- Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Two or more races 1.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Questions
- Where does the surname Riddell come from?
- Scottish and English surname from the Norman personal name Ridel, of uncertain origin; possibly of Germanic origin, from the root of ride, or from Old French ridel (“small hill”), a diminutive of ride (“fold”), itself from Germanic.
- How common is the surname Riddell?
- 5,236 people in the United States had the surname Riddell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,966 Americans. It ranked 6,484th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Riddell?
- In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Riddell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Riddell getting more or less common?
- More common. 4,885 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,236 in 2010, up 7.2%.