Reith Family History
Reith Name Meaning
South German: habitational name from any of several places (Reith in Bavaria and Austria) named with Middle High German riute ‘forest clearing’. Compare Reiten Reiter and Reuter . North German: topographic name for someone who lived near reedy area from Middle Low German rēt reit ‘reedgrass’ or a habitational name from Reit in Lower Saxony. Scottish (Aberdeenshire): shortened form of Gaelic Mac Raith see McRae .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022