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
General Labourer 18
Dock Labourer 10
Cotton Weaver 7
Cotton Winder 3
Domestic Servant 3
General Servant Domestic 3
House Keeper Domestic 3
Sealer Of Ships Boiler 3
Scholar 3
Coal Miner Hewer 3
At School 3
Cook Domestic 2
Firewood Cutter 2
Bricklayer's Labourer 2
Labourer Steel Works 2
Groom Domestic 2
House Keeper 2
Steel Works Labourer 2
Coal Hewer Below Ground 2
Dress Maker 2
Domestic General Servant 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Borter Paper Mill Manufacturer 1
Builder Labourer 1
Builder's Labourer 1

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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