Reitman Family History
Reitman Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Reitmann: variant of Reitmeier or Reith . Jewish (from Belarus): from the northeastern Yiddish pronunciation of standard Yiddish royt ‘red’ + man ‘man’ applied as a nickname for a person with red hair or as an artificial name. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Yiddish raytn ‘to ride’ + man ‘man’ most probably an artificial name.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022