Rittenhouse
Rittenhouse is a surname of German origin, most notably associated with David Rittenhouse, an 18th-century American astronomer and clockmaker.
Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia bears his name.
The name gained renewed attention from Kyle Rittenhouse, acquitted in 2021 of shooting three people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin—a case that became a flashpoint in debates over self-defense, gun rights, and vigilantism.
Wisconsin port city
- WisconsinMidwestern dairy state
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
verdict · jury · protest · 2020 · AR-15 · prosecution · defense · judge
Pennsylvania's largest metropolis
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
Walnut Street · brownstone · sidewalk cafe · dog park · urban oasis · bench · cobblestone · high-rise
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
astronomer · clockmaker · surveyor · colonial · descendants · namesake
Kenosha
Wisconsin port city
- WisconsinMidwestern dairy state
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
acquittal · verdict · jury · protest · 2020 · AR-15 · prosecution · defense · judge · testimony
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania's largest metropolis
- PennsylvaniaNortheastern founding colony state
- parkPublic leisure grounds
- fountainWater-spouting structure
townhouse · Walnut Street · brownstone · sidewalk cafe · dog park · urban oasis · bench · cobblestone · high-rise · condo
genealogy
Study of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
heritage · astronomer · clockmaker · surveyor · colonial · descendants · namesake