Ridley Name Meaning: An Anglo-Saxon name meaning 'rye field', 'rye meadow' or 'rye clearing'.
An occupational surname which would be given to anyone associated with the clearing of rye, also an adaptation of the Irish name 'Reilly' which is a shortening of an old Irish name.
Discover how your Ridley 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 | 29 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 57 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 206 |
| Derbyshire | 19 |
| Devon | 16 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 1,356 |
| Essex | 115 |
| Gloucestershire | 25 |
| Hampshire | 52 |
| Herefordshire | 14 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 85 |
| Lancashire | 221 |
| Leicestershire | 30 |
| Lincolnshire | 43 |
| London | 605 |
| Middlesex | 104 |
| Northumberland | 1,011 |
| Norfolk | 20 |
| Northamptonshire | 30 |
| Nottinghamshire | 67 |
| Oxfordshire | 13 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 10 |
| Suffolk | 53 |
| Somerset | 47 |
| Surrey | 81 |
| Sussex | 256 |
| Staffordshire | 45 |
| Warwickshire | 111 |
| Westmorland | 46 |
| Wiltshire | 7 |
| Worcestershire | 47 |
| Yorkshire | 407 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 10 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 27 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 840 |
| Coal Miner | 175 |
| General Labourer | 77 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 62 |
| Farmer | 57 |
| Domestic Servant | 45 |
| Living On Own Means | 41 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 33 |
| Joiner | 30 |
| General Servant Domestic | 30 |
| Labourer | 30 |
| Farm Servant | 27 |
| Farm Labourer | 22 |
| General Servant | 22 |
| Clerk | 18 |
| Farmers Son | 17 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Gardener | 15 |
| Blacksmith | 15 |
| Grocer | 15 |
| Laundress | 13 |
| Farmers Daughter | 13 |
| Dock Labourer | 12 |
| Dressmaker | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Ridley | 3,015 |
| John Ridley | 2,920 |
| William Ridley | 2,709 |
| Elizabeth Ridley | 2,046 |
| Thomas Ridley | 1,935 |
| George Ridley | 1,466 |
| Jane Ridley | 1,193 |
| James Ridley | 1,170 |
| Sarah Ridley | 1,136 |
| Joseph Ridley | 1,012 |
| Margaret Ridley | 1,001 |
| Ann Ridley | 973 |
| Robert Ridley | 881 |
| Henry Ridley | 780 |
| Charles Ridley | 573 |
| Annie Ridley | 560 |
| Hannah Ridley | 551 |
| Isabella Ridley | 498 |
| Edward Ridley | 461 |
| Alice Ridley | 434 |
| Ellen Ridley | 426 |
| Eliza Ridley | 341 |
| Emma Ridley | 302 |
| Alfred Ridley | 282 |
| Emily Ridley | 276 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridley | 100% | 40,486 |
| 2 | Radley | 83% | 13,017 |
| 3 | Eardley | 57% | 7,320 |
| 4 | Ardley | 67% | 3,059 |
| 5 | Redley | 83% | 2,647 |
| 6 | Rodley | 83% | 2,200 |
| 7 | Roadley | 71% | 933 |
| 8 | Rudley | 83% | 445 |
| 9 | Riddley | 86% | 330 |
| 10 | Ridly | 83% | 270 |
| 11 | Roadly | 50% | 205 |
| 12 | Readley | 71% | 192 |
| 13 | Radly | 67% | 176 |
| 14 | Eardly | 33% | 145 |
The surname Ridley is the most popular version of all its varients