Find out how popular the last name Ryman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ryman.

Ryman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ryman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ryman in America

Ryman is the 14854th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ryman surname appeared 1,994 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ryman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ryman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ryman

The surname Ryman is of English origin and dates back to the late 12th century. It is a locational surname, derived from the place name 'Ryman' or 'Rymans' in Yorkshire. The name is thought to have originated from the Old English words 'rym' meaning 'spacious' or 'wide' and 'mann' meaning 'man', suggesting it may have referred to someone who lived in a spacious or wide area.

The earliest known record of the surname Ryman appears in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire in 1208, where it is listed as 'Rymannus'. This Latin form of the name suggests it was likely adopted by a Norman family who had settled in Yorkshire after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

In the 13th century, variations of the name began to appear in various records across England, including the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, where it is spelled as 'Ryman'. This spelling remained predominant throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Ryman surname was Robert Ryman, a landowner and tax collector from Yorkshire, who was recorded in the Yorkshire Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1301. Another early individual with this name was John Ryman, a merchant from London, who was mentioned in the Port Books of Southampton in 1428.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, several notable Rymans emerged. These include Thomas Ryman (1492-1551), a prominent clergyman and academic who served as the Warden of Winchester College, and Richard Ryman (1564-1631), a successful merchant and alderman in the City of London.

In the 18th century, the Ryman family had established themselves as notable landowners and gentry in various parts of England. One such individual was Sir John Ryman (1715-1789), a baronet and Member of Parliament for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis.

Throughout the 19th century, several Rymans made their mark in various fields, including William Ryman (1803-1879), a celebrated artist and engraver, and Charles Ryman (1857-1924), a renowned architect and designer of several notable buildings in London.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ryman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ryman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ryman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ryman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ryman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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