Redden Family History & Genealogy

Summary

English: topographic name for someone who lived in a patch of cleared woodland, from Middle English reden 'clearing'
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names Oxforford University Press

History

The surname Redden 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]

Name Origin

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Spellings & Pronunciations

Reden, Reddin, Redin,Reddan

Nationality & Ethnicity

England

Famous People named Redden

Don Redden, American basketball player
James Anthony "Jim" Redden Jr. (b. 1929), American judge and politician
Monroe Minor Redden (1901-1987), Democratic U.S. Congressman
Curtis Gerald "Cap" Redden (1881-1919), American football player
Billy Redden (b. 1956), American actor best known for his role as Lonnie, the banjo-playing boy, in the 1972 movie Deliverance
Barry Redden (b. 1960), former American football running back
Monroe Redden Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964 [7]
Maurice A. Redden, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Dover 1st Ward, 1938 [7]
Jack Redden, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 8th District, 1974 [7]
George D. Redden Jr., American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1932 [7]

Early Reddens

These are the earliest records we have of the Redden family.