Ryton Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ryton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Ryton = 1 the Rye- Enclosure [Old English ryge, rye + tún enclosure, etc.] 2 (rarely) the Rough Enclosure [Old English rúh, rough, uncultivated] The Yorks Ryton occurs as Ritun and Ritone in Domesday-Book; but the Warwickshire Ryton - on - Dunsmore, while mentioned in Domesday as Rietone, is found in the 13th cent.

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Ryton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:1,114,36153,243
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Ryton (149) may also be a first name.

Ryton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Ryton = 1 the Rye- Enclosure [Old English ryge, rye + tún enclosure, etc.] 2 (rarely) the Rough Enclosure [Old English rúh, rough, uncultivated] The Yorks Ryton occurs as Ritun and Ritone in Domesday-Book; but the Warwickshire Ryton - on - Dunsmore, while mentioned in Domesday as Rietone, is found in the 13th cent. as Rugintune, Rutune, aswell as Ruiton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Durham, Salop, Warwick, York, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

(English) The Ryton surname derives from the name of a parish in Durham.

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Ryton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ryton is found most in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ryton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Ryton live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 754,880th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 149 people.

The surname Ryton is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 50 people, or 1 in 1,114,361. In England Ryton is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 24 percent reside, Kent, where 16 percent reside and Devon, where 14 percent reside. Besides England this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 31 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Ryton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ryton has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ryton surname expanded 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ryton Last Name Statistics demography

Ryton earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.17% more than the national average, earning $56,228 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rayton911,048/
Reyton9161/
Royton9116/
Ryston9113/
Ruyton912/
Rhyton911/
Rytton911/
Royston836,302/
Ruytond8312/
Roytond8312/
Rayston8310/
Raython833/
Roytong832/
Rystoun830/
Reyston830/
Riton801,483/
Reton80198/
Roystone7790/
Reystone7711/
Raytheon771/
Roythong771/
Rhoyston770/
Rhystone770/
Roystton770/
Reston732,470/
Ruiton73781/
Riston73543/
Ritton73295/
Raiton73207/
Rioton73125/
Ritond73110/
Retton7396/
Retone7382/
Reytan7373/
Ritong7371/
Ritone7341/
Reiton7336/
Retong7333/
Raytan7333/
Rithon7332/
Rystan7324/
Rajton7321/
Retoin7320/
Roytan7315/
Reeton7312/
Reaton7312/
Rytand7310/
Ritoun738/
Reuton737/
Rydtun736/
Røytun735/
Ritoon734/
Hrytun734/
Hriton732/
Retoon731/
Rihton731/
Reytun731/
Roiton731/
Røytan731/
Rytanh731/
Rythom731/
Retoun731/
Rehton730/
Rheton730/
Rieton730/
Rishton67336/
Rettoun67175/
Riotton67165/
Restoin67155/
Rittong6761/
Richton6752/
Reaston6749/
Ryshtun6749/
Rechton6743/
Roystan6726/
Raitoon6726/
Restone6724/
Resston6719/
Hriston6711/
Rychtun6711/
Raiston679/
Rithong679/
Ritoine678/
Riothon677/
Ritoune675/
Reatong675/
Rettond674/
Rheston674/
Raythan673/
Ruitton673/
Raystan673/
Hrystan672/
Raithon672/
Raitton671/
Rystand671/
Roystom671/
Reshton671/
Roiston671/
Raitoun671/
Reitond671/
Roitoon671/
Rouytan671/
Raitong671/
Rythane670/
Reiston670/
Ristoin670/
Ruiston670/
Ristone670/

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