Rylands Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Rylands Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Rylands.' There are two places that have originated surnames bearing this title. Mr. J. Paul Rylands, F.S.A., says the name 'Ryelands is derived from the Anglo-Saxon rye or rhee, a water-course or stream, and lands, the lands adjoining or above the stream.

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Rylands Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5671:98,26810,404
South Africa3361:161,24318,083
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Australia1491:181,17918,282
Canada661:558,26746,632
Ireland561:84,0884,852
Wales171:182,03112,022
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4101:59,4526,973
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Rylands Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Rylands.' There are two places that have originated surnames bearing this title. Mr. J. Paul Rylands, F.S.A., says the name 'Ryelands is derived from the Anglo-Saxon rye or rhee, a water-course or stream, and lands, the lands adjoining or above the stream.' (1) Rylands, a spot situated in the township of Westhoughton, and parish of Deane, Lancashire.

Robert del Ruylondes, of West Halghton, 1 Edward III: 'The Rylands of the Rylands, within Westhoughton, Lancashire' by J. Paul Rylands F.S.a.

William de Rylondes, of Halghton, 6 Edward III: ibid.

Nicholas del Rylondes, 1436: ibid.

(a) Rylands, a spot within the parish of Wilmslow, Cheshire.

'The hamlets of Styhale, Curblchelegh, and Northcliffe, Rylondis, Stanilondis, and Harethorn': Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Thomas de Ruylonds, of Wilmslow, c. 1300: ibid.

Roylance, although it has a chivalrous aspect, is purely imitative. If any doubt rested on this, it would be dispelled by the following entry concerning a fanner who was twice sued for tithe by his vicar:

Thomas Rylands, or Thomas Rylance, Warmincham, Cheshire, 1680: Exchequer Depositions.

From Rylance to Roylance was as easy as it was an inevitable change. With Rylance compare Sandilance for Sandilands.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Rye-Lands [Old English ryge + the mod. pl. of land] This (like Ryland) would be a tolerably frequent local name (cp. Oatlands); but most of the owners of the name owe it to Lanc. and Chesh. spots rather than to the now better-known Herefordshire Ryelands. The Lanc. Rylands was Rilandes, Rylaundes (and Riland) in the 13th cent.; Rylondes, Ruylondes, etc., in the 14th- 15th cent. (v. ‘The Rylands of the Rylands within Westhoughton, co. Lancaster’ by J. Paul Rylands, F.S.A.) The Chesh. Rylands was Rylondis and Ruylonds in the 13th-14th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rylands Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rylands Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Rylands occurs most in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rylands? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 273,426th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,124,856 people. Rylands occurs predominantly in Europe, where 46 percent of Rylands reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 567 people, or 1 in 98,268. In England Rylands is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 28 percent live, Cumbria, where 11 percent live and Cheshire, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Rylands Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rylands has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rylands surname increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 577 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 160 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rylands Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (74%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Rylands last name are 7.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Rylands earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 26.74% more than the national average, earning R 301,188 per year; in United States they earn 13.88% less than the national average, earning $37,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.64% more than the national average, earning $50,994 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roylands9311/
Raylands932/
Reylands932/
Rylandsd931/
Ryland926,325/
Reyland86394/
Røyland86212/
Royland86170/
Rayland86113/
Rhyland8611/
Ryoland868/
Rysland862/
Rilands861/
Relands861/
Ryhland861/
Ruyland860/
Røysland80296/
Roysland8014/
Reylonds8012/
Reylandt802/
Rylant77530/
Riland77145/
Reland7795/
Réland771/
Reeylonds751/
Reiland712,474/
Reuland711,091/
Rieland71760/
Ritland71477/
Rioland71414/
Roiland71211/
Risland7195/
Reeland7178/
Retland7177/
Røiland7152/
Rajland712/
Railand711/
Resland711/
Rheland711/
Rylante711/
Ruiland711/
Røisland67214/
Reisland67113/
Roisland67110/
Realland6773/
Reasland6757/
Raisland6723/
Roilland6718/
Reuhland6710/
Reilandt678/
Ridtland673/
Øresland672/
Ruilland671/
Rielandt671/
Rægeland671/
Reesland670/
Reatland670/

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