How common is the surname Ridgeway?

8,975 people in the United States had the surname Ridgeway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,401 Americans. It ranked 3,960th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ridgeway?

Fritzi Ridgeway, American actress (1898–1961), followed by Gary Ridgway.

Where is the surname Ridgeway most common?

Wikidata records people named Ridgeway in the United States.

Is the surname Ridgeway getting more or less common?

More common. 8,791 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,975 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Ridgeway

A surname, carried by 8,975 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ridgeway is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,975 people named Ridgeway in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,401 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,791.

#3,960

rank among US surnames

8,975

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,706)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,951	Kidwell	9,006	34,282
#3,953	Clarkson	9,004	34,290
#3,954	Mullis	9,003	34,294
#3,955	Beattie	8,993	34,332
#3,956	Sigler	8,992	34,336
#3,957	Neuman	8,982	34,374
#3,958	Sevilla	8,980	34,381

Who is named Ridgeway

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

75% of people named Ridgeway identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ridgeways

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fritzi Ridgeway
American actress (1898–1961)
Gary Ridgway
American serial killer, born 1949
Robert Ridgway
American ornithologist (1850-1929)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ridgeway

Ridgeway has the Soundex code R320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R320.

Questions

How common is the surname Ridgeway?: 8,975 people in the United States had the surname Ridgeway in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,401 Americans. It ranked 3,960th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ridgeway?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Ridgeway identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ridgeway?: Fritzi Ridgeway, American actress (1898–1961), followed by Gary Ridgway.
Where is the surname Ridgeway most common?: Wikidata records people named Ridgeway in the United States.
Is the surname Ridgeway getting more or less common?: More common. 8,791 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,975 in 2010, up 2.1%.