How common is the surname Ridgley?

2,074 people in the United States had the surname Ridgley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. It ranked 14,409th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ridgley?

Tommy Ridgley, American R&B singer and bandleader (1925–1999).

Where is the surname Ridgley most common?

Wikidata records people named Ridgley in the United States.

Is the surname Ridgley getting more or less common?

More common. 1,924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,074 in 2010, up 7.8%.

The surname Ridgley

A surname, carried by 2,074 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). Ridgley is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,074 people named Ridgley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,924.

#14,409

rank among US surnames

2,074

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+7.8%

change since 2000 (was #14,283)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,405	Jared	2,075	148,793
#14,409	Ridgley	2,074	148,865

Who is named Ridgley

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

74% of people named Ridgley identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 2.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ridgleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tommy Ridgley
American R&B singer and bandleader (1925–1999)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ridgley

Ridgely

Ridgley 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 Ridgley?: 2,074 people in the United States had the surname Ridgley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. It ranked 14,409th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ridgley?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Ridgley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ridgley?: Tommy Ridgley, American R&B singer and bandleader (1925–1999).
Where is the surname Ridgley most common?: Wikidata records people named Ridgley in the United States.
Is the surname Ridgley getting more or less common?: More common. 1,924 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,074 in 2010, up 7.8%.