Strider Family History
Strider Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of Dutch Strijder or German Streiter an occupational name for a soldier or a nickname for an aggressive person an agent noun derived from Middle Low German Middle Dutch strīden Middle High German strīten ‘to fight’ or perhaps an altered form of German Strieder from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with strīt originally ‘striving contest quarrel’ + the agent suffix -er.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022