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From: "D.A.Perfors" <>
Subject: Re: [PADutch] Is this a German surname? Rider/Reider and variants
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2000 08:50:27 +0200
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"D.A.Perfors" wrote:

> Hi Lisa,
> I am from the Netherlands and the name "Rider" in English means : a man who is
> riding on a horse ?
> In German this man is called "Reiter" and in Dutch "Rijder" of "Ruiter"
> A hoof of a horse (horse shoe) we called "hoef" and a hoof is fixed with
> horseshoe nails, we called "hoefnagels"
> So we have in the Netherlands families with the name: 'Hoefnagels"
> This name is translated in English: Hoof nails"
> and also we have the name: "Ruiter"
> Dirk Perfors

>
> wrote:
>
> > My Rider family name is allegedly of the Pennsylvania Dutch variety and I
> > have managed to be certain they were at one time in Pennsylvania. I'm stuck
> > at Wythe County Virginia where 4 (at least) Rider men from an as yet unknown
> > county in PA (in various records in Wythe these men assert they are from PA)
> > settled sometime in the 1800-1820 time frame. My ancestor is Isaac O. Rider
> > born abt 1804.
> >
> > I have seen the name with several possible spellings: Reiter, Reider, Ryder,
> > and the Virginia accent version Rader (my dad kind of pronounces it so it
> > sounds like this). Can anyone out there share any possible German meaning
> > associated with this name? I believe Hoofnagle is also associated with my
> > family too but until I find the county they came from I can't say for sure.
> > Isaac and several others was a shoemaker/tailor and some of the others were
> > sadlers, butchers and printers and cabinet/coffin makers--most ran businesses
> > in their trade in Wythe.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lisa Rider Shindlebower
> >
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