Re: Friends last name.
in reply to a message by belle08
Rieder is a German name whose origin you'll find at http://www.ancestryfamilytree.org/facts/Rieder-name-meaning.ashx. However, in the US Rieder seems to be an alteration of Reider as you can see at http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?rank=0&xcb=x&tips=0&father=reider&given=&surname=rieder&mother=&stype=Exact&spouse=&byear=&brange=&bplace=&myear=&mrange=&mplace=&dyear=&drange=&dplace=&language=en&op=search&db=&ti=0&ti.si=0&gl=&gss=mp-awt&gst=&so=3. You'll find the origin of Reider at http://www.ancestryfamilytree.org/facts/reider-name-meaning.ashx