Ridel Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Ridel is a branch of the Riddle name tree. Its meaning, shared with Riddle, is “From Ryedale or Riddell”. Ridel is listed among the recognised spellings of Riddle. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

About 214 people in the United States were recorded as Ridel in 2010, placing it 86,981 on the national list. INSEE counts 3,300 people born in France with the Ridel surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Ridel, so the heraldry linked to Riddle is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Ridel report, with a museum-style coat of arms.