The rittman Surname
rittman Name Meaning and History
- topographic name for someone who lived among reeds, from Middle High German riet (ritt) ‘reed’ + man ‘man’.
- topographic name for someone who lived in a woodland clearing, Middle High German riute.
- from a Germanic personal name based on rid ‘ride’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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 victorianlady
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| Rittman - UK |
flossmac
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| Rittimann |
MARLENEP
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| obit: Ilene ( Emett) Rittman of UT, IN (1917-2005) widow of Robert L. Rittman |
lynn1972_1
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| Frederick Rittman | Annette Kline | 1 |
| MARY BOEHM RITTMAN |
docmattb
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| Information on Dean V. Rittman, El Paso, TX | James R. Ross | 1 |
| Ernestine Rittmann b. 1843 in Ger., d. 1904 in Il., m. Paul Teschow |
Rus Janke
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