Ried Family History
Ried Name Meaning
German: topographic name from Middle High German riet ‘damp mossy area wet land’ or ‘reed grass swamp’. German: habitational name from any of various places so named in Hesse Baden-Württemberg Austria Switzerland. German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name based on rīd- rīt- ‘ride’. Scottish: variant of Reed .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022