Explore the Family Name Ridlehoover

The meaning of Ridlehoover

Americanized form of German Reidelhuber: unflattering distinguishing nickname for a farmer who was a coarse person, from Middle High German reidel ‘cudgel, club’ + Huber (see Huber). Compare Reidel. History: In 1753, Simon Reidelhober arrived in SC from Germany. His name was later also documented as Riterhover, Ridlehuber, Reitlehuber, and Rydlover.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ridlehoover witnessed a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 83,965, and by 2010, it had fallen to 86,314, marking a decrease of 2.8%. However, the actual count of individuals carrying the Ridlehoover surname increased from 208 in 2000 to 216 in 2010, indicating a growth of 3.85%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a reduction from 0.08 to 0.07, which corresponds to a decline of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,965	#86,314	-2.8%
Count	208	216	3.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ridlehoover

Moving on to the ethnic identity associated with the Ridlehoover surname as per the Decennial U.S. Census, it predominantly aligns with the White ethnicity. In both 2000 and 2010, over 99.5% of those with this surname identified as White, showing an infinitesimal increase of 0.02% over the decade. There were no recorded instances of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either year. Similarly, no one bearing the Ridlehoover name reported identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.52%	99.54%	0.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%