Is this a general statement of the origin of the name - or do you have information specific to the Stearns County family named Reding? I have tracked the family back to Bouvange in the Canton of Luxembourg in Belgium. The three Reding brothers, Nicholas, Francois & Peter, came straight to Minnesota from Belgium along with the Hammerel family who were from Hondelange, Belgium. Both families considered themselves to be Luxembourgers.