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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 36 |
| Cambridgeshire | 20 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 53 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 1 |
| Devon | 95 |
| Dorset | 6 |
| Durham | 44 |
| Essex | 150 |
| Gloucestershire | 43 |
| Hampshire | 83 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 20 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 42 |
| Lancashire | 255 |
| Leicestershire | 8 |
| Lincolnshire | 10 |
| London | 511 |
| Middlesex | 70 |
| Northumberland | 8 |
| Norfolk | 35 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 |
| Nottinghamshire | 25 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 33 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 48 |
| Surrey | 43 |
| Sussex | 54 |
| Staffordshire | 110 |
| Warwickshire | 91 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 83 |
| Yorkshire | 634 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 4 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 16 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 456 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 42 |
| Dress Maker | 32 |
| General Labourer | 28 |
| Labourer | 22 |
| Living On Own Means | 20 |
| Domestic Servant | 19 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 19 |
| Tailoress | 15 |
| Farmer | 11 |
| House Keeper | 11 |
| General Servant Domestic | 10 |
| Laundress | 10 |
| Carpenter | 9 |
| General Servant | 9 |
| Coal Miner | 9 |
| Joiner | 8 |
| Errand Boy | 8 |
| Farm Servant | 7 |
| Blacksmith | 7 |
| Cotton Spinner | 7 |
| Clerk | 6 |
| Dressmaker | 6 |
| Cotton Weaver | 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.