Cognomen Ridley (Ridley 
, Ридли 
, רידלי 
) , in the entire world, is a common last name. The cognomen Ridley is characteristic of the United Kingdom, where it is quite a common surname, Australia, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Ridley is the forename as well as the last name.
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nicholas ridley Bishop of London; Anglican Saint, GB (b. 1500) |
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mark ridley English physician, GB (b. 1560) |
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| thomas ridley English civil lawyer (b. 1547) |
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| glocester ridley English writer (b. 1702) |
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| matthew ridley British Member of Parliament (1711-1778) (b. 1711) |
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| james ridley British writer (b. 1736) |
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| matthew ridley (1746-1789) (b. 1746) |
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| nicholas ridley (1748-1804) (b. 1748) |
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| henry john ridley (1753-1825) (b. 1753) |
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john ridley Australian inventor (1806-1887), GB (b. 1806) |
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| william ridley British engraver, GB (b. 1764) |
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| henry colborne ridley (1780-1832) (b. 1780) |
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| henrietta elizabeth ridley d.1853 (b. 1781) |
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| richard ridley (1782-1845) (b. 1782) |
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george "geordie" ridley Miner, better known as performer/song writer (b. 1835) |
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