Reidel Family History
Reidel Name Meaning
German: nickname for a rough person from Middle High German reitel ‘cudgel’. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name from southeastern Yiddish reydl ‘little wheel tool for perforating matzoth’ (see Redel ). German: variant or altered form of Riedel .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022