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There are approximately 1,258 people named Ridgeway in the UK. That makes it the 6,224th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 20 are named Ridgeway.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Ridgeway surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

RIDGEWAY. The extinct baronet family, created Lords Londonderry in Ireland, traced their pedigree to 6. Edw. IV., when Stephen Ridgeway was one of the stewards of the city of Exeter. There are two places in Devonshire called Ridgeway, one near Honiton, and the other near Plymouth, but from which of these the family sprang is unknown. In the early generations, the family wrote themselves Ridgeâ– \vay alias Peacock.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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