De%20ridder Family History
De%20ridder Name Meaning
Dutch; Flemish (also Deridder): from Middle Dutch riddere ‘knight rider horseman’ + the definite article de ‘the’; a status name for a mounted warrior or messenger or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house bearing the sign of a knight. The Flemish surname is also found in France (Nord). Compare Dutch Ridder .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022