Ridenour Family History
Ridenour Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German and South German Reitenauer or Alsatian Reutenauer: topographic name from Old High German riuti ‘clearing’ + ouwe ‘wet meadow’ suffix -er denoting an inhabitant. Compare Rednour Ridenhour Ridnour Ritenour and Whritenour .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022