Ryter is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 5 characters long in length.
Ryter is a variation of 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.
Variation of the Ride. Ryde, in the Isle of Wight, was formerly so written.
The variant of Ridder. Knight.
Ryter is form of Rider. The rider or trooper; a mounted guardian of a forest.
Ryter is variant form of Ritter. A military servant, a knight.
Ryter is the variant form of the Ryder. The rider or trooper; a mounted guardian of a forest.
Family name is variant form of the Ryde. A town in the Isle of Wight.
How popular is Ryter?
Ryter is common in Switzerland, United States, Poland.
Ryter is ranked 236280 on our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Ryters grew by 8.51 per cent to 153 since 2000 and ranked 114424 after elevating 428 spots. The last name was found in around 5 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
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White | 91.5 | 95.04 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4.58 | 0 |
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Immigrants to US
From Germany
Nicolas Ryter worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 18 years old embarked for USA from Antwerp on John H Ryerson and arrived on March 21, 1857. Isac Ryter, aged 27, Christian Ryter, aged 20, F.C. Ryter, Joh. Ryter, Farmer Alfred Ryter, 2 years old Bertha Ryter, 18 years old F. Ryter, 46 years old Rosina Ryter, and 4 other Ryter around 44.44% of whom were farmer while others worked as servant migrated to US from Havre, Bremen and Southampton.
Ryter Namesakes
- Joseph F. Ryter, U.S. Representative from Connecticut
Ryter Namesakes
- Joseph F. Ryter, U.S. Representative from Connecticut