How common is the surname Riding?

1,217 people in the United States had the surname Riding in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. It ranked 21,470th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Riding?

Laura Riding, American poet, critic, novelist, essayist and short story writer (1901-1991).

Where is the surname Riding most common?

Wikidata records people named Riding in the United States.

Is the surname Riding getting more or less common?

More common. 1,083 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,217 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Riding

A surname, carried by 1,217 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Riding is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,217 people named Riding in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,083.

#21,470

rank among US surnames

1,217

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+12.4%

change since 2000 (was #22,222)

Who is named Riding

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

90% of people named Riding identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 0.8%

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 Ridings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Laura Riding
American poet, critic, novelist, essayist and short story writer (1901-1991)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Riding

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

Questions

How common is the surname Riding?: 1,217 people in the United States had the surname Riding in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. It ranked 21,470th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Riding?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Riding identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Riding?: Laura Riding, American poet, critic, novelist, essayist and short story writer (1901-1991).
Where is the surname Riding most common?: Wikidata records people named Riding in the United States.
Is the surname Riding getting more or less common?: More common. 1,083 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,217 in 2010, up 12%.