Ridway Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ridway Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ridway family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 2
School Mistres Principal 2
Colliery Labourer 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Waitress Not Domestic 1
Driver (corporation) 1
Gardener Domestic 1
Manager Terra Cotta Manufacture 1
Hawker 1
Book Keeper 1
Bricklayer Labourer 1
Cotton Thread Spinner 1
General Labourer 1
Spring Maker 1
Steel Spring Make 1
Laundress Wash 1

Ridway Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Rodway 83% 6,780
2 Redway 83% 965
3 Radway 83% 855
4 Rodaway 71% 705
5 Roadway 71% 371
6 Rideway 86% 311
7 Redaway 71% 280
8 Ordway 67% 273
9 Ridway 100% 259

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The surname Ridway is the 9th most popular variant of Rodway.

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