Ryon Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 1
Derbyshire 10
Dorset 1
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 1
Lancashire 24
London 12
Middlesex 1
Surrey 1
Staffordshire 2
Yorkshire 7
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Devon 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Sussex 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0

Ryon Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ryon family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 6
Paper Maker 3
Weaver 2
Maid Servant 1
Traveller 1
Lab 1
Merchant 1
Plumber 1
Pauper 1
Chimney Sweep 1
Paper Maker Journeyman 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Ryon

Name Census Frequency
John Ryon 60
Mary Ryon 53
James Ryon 34
Thomas Ryon 27
William Ryon 26
George Ryon 19
Margaret Ryon 18
Ellen Ryon 17
Edward Ryon 14
Elizabeth Ryon 14
Patrick Ryon 14
Ann Ryon 13
Catherine Ryon 11
Sarah Ryon 11
Bridget Ryon 10
Henry Ryon 10
Michael Ryon 10
Jane Ryon 9
Anne Ryon 7
Emma Ryon 7
Albert Ryon 6
Alice Ryon 6
Susan Ryon 6
Agnes Ryon 5
Robert Ryon 5

Ryon Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ryan 75% 57,032
2 Rayne 40% 2,616
3 Ryne 50% 704
4 Ryon 100% 603
5 Royan 60% 562
6 Rayan 60% 275
7 Reyan 60% 191
8 Royne 40% 183
9 Ryen 75% 174
10 Reyne 40% 114

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The surname Ryon is the 4th most popular variant of Ryan.

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