Explore the Family Name Riding

The meaning of Riding

English (Lancashire): topographic name for someone who lived by an area of cleared land, an assart, from Middle English riding, ridding (Old English rydding) ‘clearing, assart’.

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How common is the last name Riding in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Riding" has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 22,222nd most popular surname in the United States, moving up to the position of 21,470th by 2010. This represents a change of approximately 3.38%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose during this period, climbing from 1,083 to 1,217, a growth of 12.37%. The proportion per 100,000 people with this name also saw a marginal increase from 0.4 to 0.41.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,222	#21,470	3.38%
Count	1,083	1,217	12.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.41	2.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Riding

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Riding", data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, although there has been a slight decrease from 91.51% in 2000 to 90.22% in 2010. The percentage of people identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant rise, increasing by 84.5% from 1.29% to 2.38%. The proportion of those identifying as Black experienced an increase of 6.27%, while the percentage of those reporting two or more races rose by 10.81%. Data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaskan Native was either suppressed or remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.51%	90.22%	-1.41%
Black	5.26%	5.59%	6.27%
Hispanic	1.29%	2.38%	84.5%
Two or More Races	0.74%	0.82%	10.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.2%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%