Birth Name: Ryan Benjamin Tedder
Place of Birth: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Date of Birth: June 26, 1979
Ethnicity: English, likely some Welsh
Ryan Tedder is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is the lead singer of the pop rock band OneRepublic.
Ryan is the son of Marlene (Watrous) Cunningham and Gary Tedder.
Ryan’s surname “Tedder” has Welsh origins, originally spelled “Tudur”, and was used as a personal name. Ryan has said that his family moved from England 400 years ago.
Ryan’s maternal grandparents were Cornelius Benjamin Watrous (the son of Clifton Stephen Watrous and Clara Gertrude Whipple) and Mary Esther Crandall (the daughter of Harry Willis Crandall and Mary J. Duncan).
Sources: Genealogy of Ryan’s mother – http://iwhipple.org
Obituary of Ryan’s maternal grandmother, Mary Esther (Crandall) Watrous – http://www.legacy.com
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