How common is the surname Ridgely?

1,030 people in the United States had the surname Ridgely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. It ranked 24,339th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ridgely?

John Ridgely, American actor (1909-1968), followed by Cleo Ridgely.

Where is the surname Ridgely most common?

Wikidata records people named Ridgely in the United States.

Is the surname Ridgely getting more or less common?

More common. 982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,030 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Ridgely

A surname, carried by 1,030 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R324

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ridgely is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,030 people named Ridgely in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 982.

#24,339

rank among US surnames

1,030

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #23,986)

Who is named Ridgely

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

88% of people named Ridgely identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ridgelys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Ridgely
American actor (1909-1968)
Cleo Ridgely
American actress (1893-1962)
Robert Ridgely
American actor (1931-1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ridgely

Ridgely has the Soundex code R324, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R324.

Questions

How common is the surname Ridgely?: 1,030 people in the United States had the surname Ridgely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. It ranked 24,339th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ridgely?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Ridgely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ridgely?: John Ridgely, American actor (1909-1968), followed by Cleo Ridgely.
Where is the surname Ridgely most common?: Wikidata records people named Ridgely in the United States.
Is the surname Ridgely getting more or less common?: More common. 982 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,030 in 2010, up 4.9%.