Ritterman meaning | Last name Ritterman origin

An adaptation of the Rider. A forest-officer, who, having a large district to supervise, was mounted, in contradistinction to the walker. He was sometimes called a "riding-forester," and it was his duty to lead the King in his hunting. Nelson's Laws of Game. Rider is also local. In the Siege of Carlaverock, we are told— "William de Ridre was there, who in a blue banner bore crescents of gold." He is elsewhere called Ryther, and he probably took his name from the place so called in Yorkshire. Ryder, Lord Harrowby, claims from that source, and bears the same arms with a slight addition.

Surname Ritterman is the derivation of the Ryder. The rider or trooper; a mounted guardian of a forest.

The Ritterman is variant form of Ritter. A military servant, a knight.

The surname is an adaptation of Rider. The rider or trooper; a mounted guardian of a forest.

The variant form of Ridder. Knight.

Ritterman is an adaptation of Ride. Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, was formerly so written.

Lastname Ritterman is an adaptation of the Ryde. A town in the Isle of Wight.