Riter Family History
Riter Name Meaning
Probably an altered spelling of German Reiter or
Ritter.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Riter Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Riter families
 16 - 30  6 - 15 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Riter families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Riter families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Riter census records
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Riter Family Origin
Riter Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Riter
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Riter Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Riter census records
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Riter Civil War Service Records
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