Ryden Family History
Ryden Name Meaning
Swedish (Rydén): habitational or topographic name composed of the element ryd meaning ‘woodland clearing’ (in placenames) or ‘moor’ (in some dialects) + the adjectival suffix -én a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. English: habitational name from any of several places called Rydon such as those in Ashton and Abbotskerwell in Devon which probably derive from Old English rȳge ‘rye’ + dūn ‘hill’. English: variant of Rigdon .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022