Rader Family History
Rader Name Meaning
German (also Räder): occupational name for a wheelwright from an agent derivative of Middle High German rat ‘wheel’. German (Räder): metonymic occupational name for a flour sifter or mill hand from Middle High German reder ‘sieve’. German: occasionally an occupational name from Middle Low German rader ‘adviser’. German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements rād rāt ‘advice counsel’ + heri ‘army’. Americanized form of German Röder (see Roeder ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022