Riordan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Riordan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Riordan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 26
Labourer 6
Dock Labourer 5
Laundress 5
Tailoress 3
As Before Skited 3
Drummer 2
General Servant 2
As Above Skited 2
Cigarmaker 2
Domestic Servant 2
General Labourer 2
Labourer H M Dock Yard 2
Shoe Maker 2
Son 2
Labouerer At A Bobbin Mill 2
Orderly Room Clerk 1
Serjeant Army 1
Tailor 1
? Cutter 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Assistant Labourer 1
Blacksmith 1
Traveller 1
Ship Brokers Clerk 1

Riordan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reardon 57% 7,174
2 Rearden 57% 1,525
3 Riordan 100% 1,382
4 Riorden 86% 345
5 Rardan 71% 259
6 Riardon 71% 193
7 Reardan 71% 174

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The surname Riordan is the 3rd most popular variant of Reardon.

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