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Where did the French Rideau family come from? What is the French Rideau family crest and coat of arms? When did the Rideau family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Rideau family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Rideau, Rudow, Ridow, Reedow, Redoe, Reidow, Redough, Ridel, Ridoux and many more.

First found in Normandy, a province on the northern seacoast, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. Geoffroi Ridel descended from the ancient counts of Angouleme, and Gerard Ridel was Baron of Blaye in 1030. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rideau research. Another 118 words(8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Rideau History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Rideau Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.

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The Rideau Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Rideau Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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