The Reddick surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,785 people carried this name — #3,628 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,100 people counted. That is up 6% from 9,203 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Reddick surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the ruddock’.

An early record he cites: Ralph Ruddoc, Hertfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Ruddock, Reddock and Reddick.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 658 · public domain.

In print

Reddick in American newspapers,
1869–1923.

Newspaper page from The Kenosha Telegraph carrying the name Reddick
The Kenosha Telegraph 1887-10-28
Newspaper page from The Producers News carrying the name Reddick
The Producers News 1923-10-05
Newspaper page from Nashville Union And American carrying the name Reddick
Nashville Union And American 1869-03-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,780 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Reddick in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

611 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Reddick. The most, 189, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 317
New South Wales 96
Western Australia 90
Queensland 55
South Australia 26
Tasmania 15
ACT (Canberra) 7
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Reddick.

Who carried it

People named Reddick,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William H. Reddick
    William H. Reddick 1840–1903
  • William Reddick 1812–1885 · businessperson
  • Harry Wilfred Reddick 1883–1962 · mathematician
  • Donald Reddick 1883–1955 · botanist
  • William J. Reddick 1890–1965 · writer
  • Percy Reddick 1896–1978 · curate

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Reddick,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States606 records

606 records of the Reddick name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 306
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 147
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 85
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 29
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 23
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Leroy H. Reddick

    Born 1930; from Adams County, Illinois. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Quincy National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Harold J. Reddick

    Born 1910 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Josepth T Robinson Little Rock; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Fort Smith National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Samuel Reddick

    Arrived at New York in 1884 aboard the Furnessia from Glasgow and Moville, aged 50; farmer. From Greenock, Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 606 records for Reddick in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada203 records

203 records of the Reddick name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 188
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Katty Reddick

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the L'Abondence, bound for Port Roseway, aged 22.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Reddick

    Came to Ontario in 1882 aboard the Grecian, landing at Quebec, bound for Rockwood, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George William Reddick

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private; of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 203 records for Reddick in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia52 records

52 records of the Reddick name in Australia
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 30
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 16
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Benjamin Reddick

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Georgiana, sailing from Plymouth in 1828. Native of Bristol, Gloucestershire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thomas Reddick

    Arrived in Queensland in 1911 aboard the Kaipara, aged 25.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Leslie Norman Reddick

    Retired of Sale, Victoria; died 1971.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 52 records for Reddick in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Reddick name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record L. Reddick

    Norfolk Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Reddick

    East Surrey Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Reddick

    Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Reddick name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Reddick

    From Dreschvitz, Rügen. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 11 November 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 362).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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