Rittgers
English
Etymology
Perhaps an altered spelling of German Röttgers or Rüttgers.
Proper noun
Rittgers (plural Rittgerses)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rittgers is the 41234th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 528 individuals. Rittgers is most common among White (94.7%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rittgers”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.