Ridenour

Ridenour is a surname, an Americanized form of German Reitenauer or Alsatian Reutenauer.^[1] Rednour, Ridenhour, Ridnour, and Ritenour are variants of the surname.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

People

Amy Ridenour (1959–2017), American conservative activist
Breland Ridenour, American politician and candidate in the 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election
James M. Ridenour (born 1942), director of the National Park Service
Louis Ridenour (1911–1959), American physicist
Matt Ridenour, bassist of Hawthorne Heights
Payton Ridenour (born 2002), American BMX rider
William Ridenour (born 1958), American politician

References

^ "Ridenour". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
^ "Rednour". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
^ "Ridenhour". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
^ "Ridnour". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
^ "Ritenour". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

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[1] "Ridenour". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

[2] "Rednour". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

[3] "Ridenhour". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

[4] "Ridnour". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

[5] "Ritenour". Dictionary of American family names (Second ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 13 January 2026.

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