What nationality is the surname Riddler?
I found this for you, Surname: Riddler This most interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is a variant of Ridler, which derives ultimately from the Olde English “hriddel”, a sieve, and the Middle English “rid(e)len”, to sift. This was probably an occupational name for a sifter of flour or meal, or was given to someone who sifted sand and lime in making mortar. People often acquired surnames from the type of occupation they had, which was one way of distinguishing people from one another in medieval times. The surname itself is first recorded in the early 13th Century (see below) and Andrew le Rydelere was recorded in 1294 in Bedfordshire, in the “Court Rolls of the Abbey of Ramsey and the Honor of Clare”. William Rydler married Dorothie Loyes on June 25th 1566 at St. James’, Clerkenwell, London, and Christian Ridler married Thomas Kenton on September 21st 1628 at St. Olave’s, Harte Street, London. Other recordings include the marriage of John Ridler and Martha Harte on Novembe
