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
School 192
General Labourer 27
Farm Labourer 22
Labourer 19
Farmer 16
Private Means 15
General Servant (domestic) 13
Clerk 10
Domestic Servant 10
Carter 10
Coal Miner Hewer 10
Soldier 10
None 9
At School 9
Domestic 9
Tailoress 9
Bricklayer 8
Dressmaker 8
General Servant Domestic 8
House Painter 8
Scholar 8
Laundress 8
Farmers Son Working On Farm 8
Baker 7
Miner 7

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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