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 35
Labourer 12
Agricultural Labourer 10
Coal Miner 6
Char Woman 5
Dock Labourer 4
Daur Of The Above 4
Domestic Servant 3
House Keeper 3
Servant 3
Factory Girl 3
Iron Worker Puddler 2
Mule Spinner 2
School 2
Pensioner 2
Mason Labourer 2
Draper 1
Dressmaker 1
Milliner 1
Boy 1st Class 1
Blast Furnaceman 1
Brick Layers Labourer 1
Charwoman 1
Errand Boy 1
Flax Mill Operative 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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