from an Old English personal name, either
R?dweald or R?dwulf. The first element in each
is r?d ‘counsel’, ‘advice’; the final elements are
weald ‘rule’ and wulf ‘wolf’.
topographic
name, from Old English (ge)ryd(d) ‘cleared’ + weald
‘woodland’, ‘high woodland subsequently cleared’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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