Rider Name Meaning: A variant of 'Ryder',an occupational name for a 'mounted forest officer'. Old english ridere 'rider'.
The name was originally given to a mounted warrior, the modern knight.May also indicate a 'messenger' of some kind.
Discover how your Rider ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 11 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 47 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 68 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 119 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 40 |
| Essex | 161 |
| Gloucestershire | 32 |
| Hampshire | 90 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 23 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 20 |
| Lancashire | 239 |
| Leicestershire | 17 |
| Lincolnshire | 8 |
| London | 473 |
| Middlesex | 27 |
| Northumberland | 11 |
| Norfolk | 47 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 18 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 58 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 47 |
| Surrey | 37 |
| Sussex | 37 |
| Staffordshire | 196 |
| Warwickshire | 87 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 96 |
| Yorkshire | 781 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 12 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 594 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 49 |
| General Labourer | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 30 |
| Labourer | 28 |
| Coal Miner | 26 |
| Domestic Servant | 23 |
| General Servant Domestic | 20 |
| Annuitant | 17 |
| General Servant | 11 |
| Milliner | 10 |
| Charwoman | 9 |
| Tailor | 9 |
| Cotton Weaver | 9 |
| Grocer | 9 |
| Butcher | 8 |
| Farmer | 8 |
| Carpenter | 7 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 7 |
| No Occupation | 7 |
| Laundress | 6 |
| Licensed Victualler | 6 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 6 |
| Retired Farmer | 6 |
| Woollen Cloth Weaver | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Rider | 1,604 |
| William Rider | 1,391 |
| John Rider | 1,198 |
| Elizabeth Rider | 956 |
| George Rider | 858 |
| Thomas Rider | 856 |
| James Rider | 798 |
| Sarah Rider | 765 |
| Ann Rider | 579 |
| Joseph Rider | 489 |
| Jane Rider | 440 |
| Charles Rider | 435 |
| Henry Rider | 370 |
| Emma Rider | 355 |
| Eliza Rider | 317 |
| Robert Rider | 312 |
| Hannah Rider | 285 |
| Ellen Rider | 267 |
| Annie Rider | 256 |
| Alice Rider | 254 |
| Richard Rider | 244 |
| Alfred Rider | 212 |
| Martha Rider | 204 |
| Edward Rider | 202 |
| Arthur Rider | 199 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryder | 80% | 34,663 |
| 2 | Rider | 100% | 21,745 |
| 3 | Reader | 67% | 19,232 |
| 4 | Reeder | 67% | 6,629 |
| 5 | Roder | 80% | 1,510 |
| 6 | Ruder | 80% | 427 |
| 7 | Reder | 80% | 362 |
| 8 | Ridder | 83% | 360 |
| 9 | Order | 60% | 170 |
| 10 | Rader | 80% | 130 |
| 11 | Roeder | 67% | 129 |
| 12 | Roader | 67% | 114 |
| 13 | Arder | 60% | 103 |
| 14 | Reider | 83% | 103 |
The surname Rider is the 2nd most popular variant of Ryder.