Last Name RYLANDS

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Meaning Local: Of the Rylands. There are two places that have originated surnames bearing this title. Ryelands is derived from the Anglo-Saxon 'rye' or 'rhee,' a water-course or stream, and 'lands,' the lands adjoining or above the stream. Also Rylands is a spot situated in the township of Westhoughton, and parish of Deane, county Lancashire. Also, Rylands is a spot within the parish of Wilmslow, county Cheshire. Roylance, although it has a chivalrous aspect, is purely imitative. From Rylance to Roylance was as easy as it was an inevitable change.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 111,119 (2000 US census) 49,667 (1990 US census)
Count 147 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.2%, or 137 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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