Ruddy Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ruddy Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ruddy family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 59
General Labourer 10
Domestic Servant 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Coal Miner 6
Labourer 5
Dress Maker 4
Dock Labourer 3
Living On Her Own Means 3
Iron Worker 3
Cotton Operative 3
Cotton Winder 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Tailor 3
Silk Gasser 3
Butcher 2
Fish Poulterer 2
Bricklayer Labourer 2
Clerk 2
Cook 2
Dress Makers Apprentice 2
Living On His Own Means 2
Nil 2
Farm Labourer 2
Iron Works Labourer 2

Ruddy Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reddy 80% 3,200
2 Ruddy 100% 2,403
3 Roddy 80% 1,661
4 Riddy 80% 872
5 Raddy 80% 380
6 Readdy 67% 307
7 Riddey 67% 230
8 Rudy 80% 188
9 Roddey 67% 162
10 Reddey 67% 116

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The surname Ruddy is the 2nd most popular variant of Reddy.

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