Rittner Family History
Rittner Name Meaning
German: habitational name for someone from Ritte near Kassel. South German (Bavaria): topographic name for someone who lived by a steep incline dialect Ritten. South German: topographic name for someone who lived near a clearing from Middle High German riutine ‘piece of cleared land’. North German: nickname from Middle Low German ridenēr ‘rider on horseback traveler’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022