Riddle Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Riddle Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Riddle family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 325
Coal Miner 54
General Labourer 33
Agricultural Labourer 32
Dress Maker 19
Labourer 16
Living On Own Means 16
Laundress 15
Living On Her Own Means 14
Domestic Servant 13
Farmer 12
Shoe Maker 12
General Servant 11
General Servant Domestic 10
Farm Labourer 10
Clerk 9
Gardener 8
House Keeper 7
Tailoress 7
Baker 6
Lodging House Keeper 6
Joiner 6
General Domestic Servant 5
Farmers Son 5
Plasterer 5

Riddle Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Riddle 100% 14,694
2 Ruddle 83% 3,481
3 Riddel 67% 505
4 Reddle 83% 474
5 Ridle 83% 221
6 Raddle 83% 129
7 Roddle 83% 108

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The surname Riddle is the most popular version of all its varients

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