Riddle Family Name. Old Scandinavian also has dal r for valley. But that is not correct.
For Anglo-Saxon it comes from many places in Scotland and Northern England named for the Old English ryge meaning rye and dael meaning valley. In 1891 there were 348 Riddle families living in London. The most Riddle families were found in the USA in 1880.
The Riddle spelling has predominated in America.
Riddle is of norman origin the surname having been created from the personal name ridel. The Riddle family name was found in the USA the UK Canada and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The Riddle family name was found in the USA the UK Canada and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. A woman has five cousins.
