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UK surname

Riddick

Derived from the Old English surname Ryddek, likely referring to someone who lived near a clearing or rid.

In the 1881 census there were 490 people recorded with the Riddick surname, ranking it #6,876 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 654, ranked #8,139, down from #6,876 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Govan Combination and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Allerdale, Wiltshire and The Vale of Glamorgan.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Riddick is 720 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 33.5%.

1881 census count

490

Ranked #6,876

Modern count

654

2016, ranked #8,139

Peak year

2000

720 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Riddick had 490 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,876 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 654 in 2016, ranked #8,139.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 515 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Riddick surname distribution map

The map shows where the Riddick surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Riddick surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Riddick over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 241 #9,037
1861 historical 366 #6,987
1881 historical 490 #6,876
1891 historical 482 #7,652
1901 historical 515 #7,878
1911 historical 452 #8,476
1997 modern 672 #7,476
1998 modern 710 #7,396
1999 modern 717 #7,385
2000 modern 720 #7,349
2001 modern 687 #7,474
2002 modern 693 #7,574
2003 modern 684 #7,529
2004 modern 662 #7,731
2005 modern 653 #7,741
2006 modern 668 #7,637
2007 modern 670 #7,695
2008 modern 671 #7,721
2009 modern 683 #7,791
2010 modern 713 #7,667
2011 modern 689 #7,782
2012 modern 662 #7,949
2013 modern 671 #7,997
2014 modern 659 #8,161
2015 modern 657 #8,121
2016 modern 654 #8,139

Geography

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Where Riddicks are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff, Govan Combination, London parishes, Brading and Dumfries. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Allerdale, Wiltshire, The Vale of Glamorgan and Dalbeattie Rural. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Bristol City: St Mary Redcliff Gloucestershire
2 Govan Combination Lanark
3 London parishes London 3
4 Brading Hampshire
5 Dumfries Dumfries

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Allerdale 001 Allerdale
2 Allerdale 003 Allerdale
3 Wiltshire 050 Wiltshire
4 The Vale of Glamorgan 012 Vale of Glamorgan
5 Dalbeattie Rural Dumfries and Galloway

Forenames

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First names often paired with Riddick

These lists show first names that appear often with the Riddick surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Riddick

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Riddick, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Riddick surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Riddick household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Riddick is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Riddick is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Riddick falls in decile 7 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Riddick is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Riddick, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Riddick

The surname RIDDICK has its origins in the British Isles, specifically in England and Scotland. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "ridding," which referred to a clearing or meadow within a forest. This suggests that the name may have originally been a locational surname given to someone who lived near or owned such a clearing.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name RIDDICK can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which documented landowners and their holdings in England after the Norman Conquest. The name appears as "Riddinc," likely referring to a person residing in a forest clearing.

In the 13th century, the surname RIDDICK began appearing in various historical records across England and Scotland. For instance, the Hundred Rolls of 1273 mention a Robert de Ryddyng in Oxfordshire, while the Ragman Rolls of 1296 list a William Rydding from Berwickshire, Scotland.

As the name spread across the British Isles, it underwent several spelling variations, such as Riddick, Reddick, Reddicks, Reddikes, and Reddikes. These variations often reflected regional dialects and scribal interpretations.

One notable historical figure bearing the surname RIDDICK was Sir John Riddick (c. 1530-1592), an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Northumberland. Another was Robert Riddick (1608-1670), an English colonist who settled in Virginia and served as a member of the House of Burgesses.

In Scotland, the name RIDDICK can be traced back to the 14th century, with records mentioning a John de Ryddyng in Lanarkshire in 1357. Later, in the 16th century, a prominent Scottish family bearing the name RIDDICK emerged in Aberdeenshire, with members such as William Riddick (1565-1632), a landowner and local official.

Other individuals of note with the surname RIDDICK include James Riddick (1736-1801), an American planter and politician from North Carolina, and Nathaniel Riddick (1790-1865), a U.S. Congressman from Virginia.

While the RIDDICK name has been present throughout history, its origins can be traced back to the forested landscapes of medieval England and Scotland, where it likely referred to those who lived in or near clearings within the woodlands.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Riddick families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Riddick surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Kirkcudbrightshire leads with 99 Riddicks recorded in 1881 and an index of 143.08x.

County Total Index
Kirkcudbrightshire 99 143.08x
Surrey 61 2.62x
Lancashire 57 1.01x
Lanarkshire 44 2.85x
Dumfriesshire 41 38.83x
Somerset 28 3.64x
Wiltshire 26 6.15x
Ayrshire 19 5.31x
Hampshire 19 1.94x
Middlesex 19 0.40x
Cumberland 14 3.40x
Cheshire 12 1.14x
Durham 10 0.70x
Renfrewshire 9 2.43x
Gloucestershire 6 0.64x
Warwickshire 5 0.41x
Northumberland 4 0.56x
Berkshire 3 0.84x
Dorset 3 0.96x
Argyllshire 2 1.50x
Suffolk 2 0.34x
Sussex 2 0.25x
Buckinghamshire 1 0.35x
Glamorgan 1 0.12x
Hertfordshire 1 0.30x
Midlothian 1 0.16x
Nottinghamshire 1 0.16x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Kirkpatrick Durham in Kirkcudbrightshire leads with 23 Riddicks recorded in 1881 and an index of 1069.77x.

Place Total Index
Kirkpatrick Durham 23 1069.77x
Govan 20 5.23x
Barony 18 4.60x
Urr 17 188.89x
Rerrick 13 437.71x
Brading 11 84.49x
Thorpe 11 1078.43x
Ardwick 10 19.55x
Kelton 10 176.06x
Lambeth 10 2.40x
Radcliffe 10 36.58x
Battersea 9 5.12x
Kirkmichael 9 276.07x
Kirkmichael 9 642.86x
Chertsey 8 53.16x
Dumfries 8 76.78x
Egham 8 55.94x
Fetcham 8 1025.64x
Hackney London 8 2.99x
West Derby 8 4.82x
Frome 7 38.04x
Lochmaben 7 151.19x
Mere 7 145.83x
Newabbey 7 472.97x
West Knoyle 7 2121.21x
Wootton Bassett 7 190.22x
Annan 6 66.15x
Balmaclellan 6 389.61x
Bothel Threapland 6 937.50x
Clevedon 6 75.00x
Ryde 6 28.50x
St Cuthbert W O 6 29.91x
Wandsworth 6 13.04x
Westoe 6 7.44x
Birmingham 5 1.24x
Crossmichael 5 228.31x
Disley Stanley 5 92.08x
Eastwood 5 21.92x
Everton 5 2.77x
Kirkdale 5 5.24x
Kirkmahoe 5 243.90x
Troqueer 5 55.07x
Balmaghie 4 263.16x
Colvend 4 190.48x
Dreghorn 4 61.73x
East Greenock 4 11.44x
Girthon 4 171.67x
Lostock 4 312.50x
Malmesbury St Paul 4 109.89x
North Meols 4 7.20x
Pitcombe 4 579.71x
Shotts 4 21.62x
South Shields 4 31.57x
Wincanton 4 101.01x
Belford 3 198.68x
Ince In Makerfield 3 11.37x
Johnstone 3 182.93x
Maybole 3 27.55x
Tetbury 3 56.50x
Chetnole 2 500.00x
Cirencester 2 15.76x
Dunoon Kilmun 2 19.27x
Higher Bebington 2 29.63x
Horsington 2 162.60x
Ipswich St Margaret 2 10.13x
Liscard 2 10.52x
Liverpool 2 0.58x
Mile End Old Town 2 2.65x
New Windsor 2 16.58x
Ruthwell 2 140.85x
St George Hanover 2 3.21x
Tranmere 2 5.16x
Twerton 2 25.22x
Tyldesley Cum Shakerley 2 12.25x
Uxbridge 2 36.63x
Weston 2 33.78x
Whitehaven 2 9.12x
Ardrossan 1 8.08x
Eton 1 15.27x
St Pancras London 1 0.26x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Riddick surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 28
Sarah 7
Elizabeth 6
Ellen 6
Emma 6
Jane 6
Ann 4
Margaret 4
Alice 3
Emily 3
Fanny 3
Hannah 3
Marion 3
Susan 3
Ada 2
Annie 2
Caroline 2
Catherine 2
Isabella 2
Janet 2
Jessie 2
Louisa 2
Matilda 2
Phoebe 2
Amy 1
Anne 1
Bessie 1
Charlotte 1
Dinah 1
Eliza 1
Elizth 1
Emmaline 1
Esther 1
Florence 1
Georgina 1
Georginia 1
Grace 1
Helen 1
Helena 1
Isabel 1
Jemima 1
Joaner 1
Kate 1
Kezia 1
Lissy 1
Lydia 1
Maggie 1
Mildred 1
Milley 1
Teana 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Riddick surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 17
William 16
Charles 13
James 12
Thomas 9
Frank 6
George 6
Arthur 4
Henry 4
Herbert 4
Robert 4
Walter 4
Albert 3
Andrew 3
David 3
Joseph 3
Robt. 2
Adam 1
Alfred 1
Anne 1
Britt 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Frederick 1
Harry 1
Isaac 1
Jonathan 1
Mary 1
Nahor 1
Nelson 1
O. 1
Richard 1
Seymour 1
Silas 1
Thos. 1
Titus 1
Willie 1
Willm. 1
Willm.J. 1

FAQ

Riddick surname: questions and answers

How common was the Riddick surname in 1881?

In 1881, 490 people were recorded with the Riddick surname. That placed it at #6,876 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Riddick surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 654 in 2016. That gives Riddick a modern rank of #8,139.

What does the Riddick surname mean?

Derived from the Old English surname Ryddek, likely referring to someone who lived near a clearing or rid.

What does the Riddick map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Riddick bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.