Rittenour Family History
Rittenour Name Meaning
Alternatively an Americanized form of South German Rittenauer a habitational name for someone from a place called Rittenau in Austria (from Ritten ‘steep slope’ + Au ‘wet meadow’) or Rüttenauer a topographic name from Middle High German riute ‘clearing’ + ouwe ‘wet field water meadow’ suffix -er denoting an inhabitant. Variant of Ritenour a surname of German origin (see Ridenour ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022