Rideau Family History
Rideau Name Meaning
French: topographic name for someone who lived on ridged terrain from a derivative of ride ‘fold ridge’ (itself an agent derivative of Old French rider ‘to wrinkle’); or a habitational name from (Le) Rideau the name of several places mainly in the northwestern part of France. In the US this surname is found mainly among African Americans.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022