Family name origins & meanings
- Americanized spelling of German Nierhuth, a reduced form of Niederhuth (North German Nedderhod), a nickname referring to a particular style of headgear, from nieder ‘low’ + hut ‘hat’, or, in the south, a topographic name from Middle High German nider ‘low’ + huott(e) ‘(field) range’, ‘pasture’.