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Early Origins of the Radin family

The surname Radin was first found in the parish of Sprouston, Roxburghshire, at Redden, formerly a grange of the Abbey of Kelso. Some of the first records of the family were Henry de Reueden who witnessed a charter of part of Auchynlec to Waldeus filius Boydoni between 1160 and 1180, and about 1180 Hugh de Reueden witnessed a grant to the Abbey of Kelso by Radulph de Veir. "About the year 1250 there is recorded a confirmation by John, son of Hugh de Reveden, to Galfridus de Eskford. In 1258 Hugh de Reueden resigned the lands called Floris (now Floors) to the Abbey of Kelso, and a charter of 1285 establishes the descent of Hugh, son and heir of John son of Hugh de Reuedene." 1

Much further south in Devon England, "Raddon, in the [Raddon Hills of Shobrooke] gave the name to the family of Raddon." 2

Early History of the Radin family

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Radin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Redden, Reddan, Reddin and others.

Early Notables of the Radin family

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United States Radin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Radin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • John Henry Radin, who arrived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1761
  • John Henry Radin, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1761 3
Radin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Kitty Radin, who arrived in New York in 1853
  • Moses Radin, who arrived in New York, NY in 1869
  • Abraham Radin, who settled in Allegheny Co. Pennsylvania in 1889

Canada Radin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Radin Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Timothy Radin, who settled in Ontario in 1871

Contemporary Notables of the name Radin (post 1700) +

  • Gary Radin (b. 1969), American designer, author, and philanthropist
  • Paul Radin (1883-1959), American cultural anthropologist and folklorist
  • Margaret Jane Radin (b. 1941), American legal academic
  • Joshua Radin (b. 1974), American recording artist, songwriter, and actor
  • Dean Radin (b. 1952), American researcher and author in the field of parapsychology
  • Royal S. Radin, American politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 19th District, 1954 4
  • Max Radin (1880-1950), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1940 4
  • Mary Elizabeth Radin, American politician, Socialist Workers Candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1984; Socialist Workers Candidate for U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1984 4


  1. Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
  2. Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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