Reeder Family History
Reeder Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone who used reeds as a roofing material (a thatcher) a derivative of Middle English rede ‘reed’ + -er. Compare Reed and Redman . English: topographic name for someone who lived by a clearing a derivative of Middle English rede ride rude ‘clearing’ (see Reed ) + -er synonymous and interchangeable with atte Rede atte Rude ‘at the clearing’. This type of name composed of a topographic term + -er is common in Kent Surrey and Sussex and it is also found in Essex. Dutch and German: variant of Reder
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022