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The Riedel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,578 people carried this name — #5,295 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,430 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Riedel surname

A surname from German, equivalent to English Ridge.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Riedel» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,674 people named Riedel live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 817
Entre Ríos 418
Misiones 142
Santa Fe 101
City of Buenos Aires 91
Córdoba 82
Salta 12
Chaco 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

415 people named Riedel have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 576 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Silesian 140
Opole 57
Greater Poland 48
Pomeranian 37
Masovian 31
Lower Silesian 25
West Pomeranian 19
Lubusz 14

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

379 people named Riedel live in Switzerland.

They live in 18 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 139
Aargau 55
Bern 38
Basel-Landschaft 19
Thurgau 19
Lucerne 16
Vaud 14
St. Gallen 13

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 136 people named Riedel.

43 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Moselle.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 43
Moselle 30
Paris 11
Eure 11
Oise 7
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Bas-Rhin 6
Haut-Rhin 4
Yvelines 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

188 people named Riedel is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 188

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Riedel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Gottfried Riedel
    Johann Gottfried Riedel 1691–1755 · painter
  • Alfredo Riedel d. 2014
  • Johann Riedel 1654–1736 · sculptor
  • Johann Christoph Riedel 1673–1744 · trader
  • Georg Riedel 1676–1738 · composer
  • Maria Theresia Riedel 1720–1792 · painter

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Riedel.

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