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UK surname

Ridyard

In the 1881 census there were 434 people recorded with the Ridyard surname, ranking it #7,512 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 383, ranked #12,269, down from #7,512 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Winwick, Eccles and Manchester. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Wigan and Manchester.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Ridyard is 534 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 11.8%.

1881 census count

434

Ranked #7,512

Modern count

383

2016, ranked #12,269

Peak year

1901

534 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Ridyard had 434 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #7,512 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 383 in 2016, ranked #12,269.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 534 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living.

Ridyard surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Ridyard surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Ridyard 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 168 #11,873
1861 historical 227 #10,749
1881 historical 434 #7,512
1891 historical 409 #8,712
1901 historical 534 #7,683
1911 historical 529 #7,509
1997 modern 414 #10,729
1998 modern 406 #11,228
1999 modern 411 #11,231
2000 modern 420 #10,998
2001 modern 414 #10,942
2002 modern 412 #11,192
2003 modern 380 #11,689
2004 modern 365 #12,077
2005 modern 352 #12,315
2006 modern 364 #12,106
2007 modern 366 #12,176
2008 modern 369 #12,210
2009 modern 383 #12,125
2010 modern 398 #12,039
2011 modern 405 #11,765
2012 modern 397 #11,780
2013 modern 406 #11,790
2014 modern 401 #11,979
2015 modern 388 #12,188
2016 modern 383 #12,269

Geography

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Where Ridyards are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Winwick, Eccles, Manchester, Leigh and Bolton-le-Moors. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Wigan and Manchester. 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 Winwick Lancashire
2 Eccles Lancashire
3 Manchester Lancashire
4 Leigh Lancashire
5 Bolton-le-Moors Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Wigan 030 Wigan
2 Wigan 027 Wigan
3 Wigan 031 Wigan
4 Manchester 017 Manchester
5 Wigan 026 Wigan

Forenames

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First names often paired with Ridyard

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Ridyard

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Ridyard, 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

Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living

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

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Group profile

Families with resident dependent children (but not students) are common. Established family groups and White ethnicity predominate, as do individuals born in the UK. They are more likely than the Supergroup average to have been resident in their terraced, semi-detached, or detached houses for more than one year. Levels of multiple car ownership are high. Properties are owned and typically have surplus living space. Associate professionals and administrative occupations are prevalent, and parents are likely to be in middle age or approaching retirement. Educational attainment is above the Supergroup average. Scattered developments and concentrations are found in many small towns.

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

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Ridyard is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction 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

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

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

Ridyard is most concentrated in decile 9 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier 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

Ridyard falls in decile 3 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

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 Ridyard is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 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 Ridyard, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Ridyard families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Ridyard 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. Lancashire leads with 331 Ridyards recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.57x.

County Total Index
Lancashire 331 6.57x
Cheshire 29 3.10x
Yorkshire 18 0.43x
Staffordshire 12 0.84x
Worcestershire 12 2.17x
Northamptonshire 8 2.00x
Hampshire 7 0.80x
Lincolnshire 7 1.03x
Derbyshire 5 0.75x
Durham 2 0.16x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.35x
Wiltshire 1 0.27x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Worsley in Lancashire leads with 34 Ridyards recorded in 1881 and an index of 109.54x.

Place Total Index
Worsley 34 109.54x
Pennington In Leigh 33 341.61x
Little Bolton 31 47.88x
Little Hulton 22 263.79x
Lowton 17 497.08x
Ardwick 14 30.82x
Atherton 12 65.47x
Northfield 12 114.18x
Stayley 12 112.04x
Westleigh 11 96.24x
Hindley 9 41.92x
Pendleton In Salford 9 15.00x
Salford 9 6.08x
Barton Upon Irwell 8 21.11x
Kirkdale 8 9.45x
Lofthouse Cum Carlton 8 156.25x
North Meols 8 16.23x
Widnes 8 22.03x
Bishops Waltham 7 193.37x
Frampton 7 542.64x
Ince In Makerfield 7 29.88x
Kettering 7 43.37x
Newton 7 18.04x
Wednesbury 7 19.55x
Bedford 6 56.98x
Blackburn 6 4.48x
Preston 6 4.45x
Stretford 6 21.66x
Warrington 6 10.05x
Farnworth 5 16.57x
Golborne 5 76.22x
Hulme 5 4.76x
Matlock 5 56.05x
Rainford 5 91.74x
Tranmere 5 14.53x
Wigan 5 7.11x
Dewsbury 4 9.28x
Hunslet 4 6.10x
Abram 3 77.72x
Altrincham 3 18.33x
Failsworth 3 26.04x
Manchester 3 1.32x
Rumworth 3 41.67x
Tettenhall 3 34.25x
Upton By Birkenhead 3 333.33x
Bishopwearmouth 2 1.85x
Everton 2 1.25x
Garston 2 13.46x
Great Bolton 2 3.00x
Hyde 2 7.24x
Nottingham St Mary 2 1.35x
Sale 2 17.41x
Sculcoates 2 3.00x
Tyldesley Cum Shakerley 2 13.80x
Westhoughton 2 14.88x
Adlington 1 21.23x
Appleton 1 47.17x
Ashton Under Lyne 1 0.91x
Cannock 1 4.00x
Chester St Oswald 1 5.90x
Kearsley 1 9.44x
Kings Cliffe 1 53.76x
Liverpool 1 0.33x
Sharples 1 18.32x
Streethay 1 312.50x
Sutton Mandeville 1 294.12x
Toxteth Park 1 0.59x
Windle 1 3.53x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 41
Sarah 17
Elizabeth 15
Hannah 14
Alice 11
Ann 11
Ellen 10
Annie 8
Jane 8
Margaret 8
Martha 6
Emily 5
Eliza 4
Ada 3
Agnes 3
Anne 3
Emma 3
Esther 3
Nancy 3
Eleanor 2
Fanny 2
Harriet 2
Harriett 2
Isabella 2
Margt. 2
Susannah 2
Betsey 1
Clara 1
Daisy 1
Edith 1
Elizh. 1
Elizth 1
Emiline 1
Emmeline 1
Frances 1
Grace 1
Helena 1
Henrietta 1
Hezekiah 1
Kate 1
Leah 1
Lettita 1
Lillian 1
Lizzie 1
Louisa 1
Margt.E. 1
Marion 1
Marria 1
May 1
Mgt. 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 34
James 27
William 23
Thomas 22
Samuel 10
George 9
Richard 8
Robert 8
Joseph 6
Charles 5
Albert 3
Edward 3
Frank 3
Geo. 3
Henry 3
Peter 3
Benjamin 2
Caleb 2
Frederic 2
Frederick 2
Hugh 2
Joshua 2
Richd. 2
Aaron 1
Alexander 1
Alfred 1
Allan 1
Arthur 1
Clement 1
Edwin 1
Ellis 1
Geo.Alf. 1
Harry 1
Herbert 1
Isaac 1
J.S. 1
Jas. 1
Jno.Wm. 1
Livsey 1
Mark 1
Moses 1
Paul 1
Percival 1
Philip 1
Robt. 1
Simon 1
Squire 1
Thos. 1
Walter 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Ridyard surname: questions and answers

How common was the Ridyard surname in 1881?

In 1881, 434 people were recorded with the Ridyard surname. That placed it at #7,512 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Ridyard surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 383 in 2016. That gives Ridyard a modern rank of #12,269.

What does the Ridyard map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Ridyard 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.