Riddell

English

Etymology

Scottish and English surname from the Norman personal name Ridel, of uncertain origin; possibly of Germanic origin, from the root of ride, or from Old French ridel (“small hill”), a diminutive of ride (“fold”), itself from Germanic.

Proper noun

Riddell (plural Riddells)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Riddell is the 6484^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5236 individuals. Riddell is most common among White (92.59%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Riddell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• drilled