Last Name RIDGEWAY

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Meaning Local: At the ridge-way, i.e. the road over the back of the hill. A Cheshire family so called ramified strongly.
Origin English, Irish, Falkland, South african

Rank 3,706 (2000 US census) 2,956 (1990 US census)
Count 8,791 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 77.44%, or 6808 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 17.93%, or 1576 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.43%, or 38 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.27%, or 112 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.69%, or 149 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.23%, or 108 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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