Archives > R > Rierson - Rinder
Rierson - Rinder
Most Comon Surname in this Range: Riggs
The surname Riggs is of English descent and it originated as a nickname for a person who lived in Ridge, a village in Hampshire. Riggs could also indicate a person who lived on the ridge of a hill, since its derived from the Middle English word rigge and meant ridge. The surname Riggs went through several spelling variations in earlier centuries, including Rigge and Riggey.
2nd most Common Surname in this Range: Ries
Ries is a Germanic and Welsh surname that started as a nickname for a big or tall man and is derived from the Middle High German riese for giant. In southern Germany, Ries is the name of several towns and was a locational surname to identify people from that town. Ries is also derived from the Welsh name Rhys, meaning ardor and was popular in Wales and England.
Click your family's surname below:
- Rierson
- Ries
- Riesberg
- Riese
- Riesen
- Riesenberg
- Rieser
- Riess
- Riessen
- Riester
- Riesterer
- Rieth
- Rietman
- Rietmann
- Rietveld
- Rietz
- Rieves
- Riewe
- Rife
- Rifenburg
- Riff
- Riffe
- Riffel
- Riffey
- Riffle
- Rifkin
- Rifkind
- Riga
- Rigali
- Rigano
- Rigas
- Rigaud
- Rigby
- Rigdon
