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Ryall Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of several places called ‘rye hill’ (Old English rȳge + hyll) including Ryhill (Yorkshire) Ryehill (East Yorkshire) Ryal (Northumberland) Great and Little Ryle in Whittingham (Northumberland) Ryall in Bradworthy (Devon) Ryall in Whitchurch Canonicorum (Dorset) and Royal Farm in Peper Harow (Surrey) or from Ryall in Ripple (Worcestershire) named with Old English rȳge + halh ‘nook corner of land’. This name may also have been confused with Royal Compare Rial and Ryle . Irish (Tipperary and Cork): from Ó Raghaill see Reel .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Arnall, Prall, Udall, Fall, Wall, Lyall, Call, Chall, Tall, Sall

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You can see how Ryall families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ryall family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ryall families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 42 Ryall families living in Ontario. This was about 51% of all the recorded Ryall's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Ryall families in 1911.
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What did your Ryall ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Ryall. 60% of Ryall men worked as a Farmer. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    60%
  • Scholar
    10%
  • Labourer
    10%
  • Income
    10%
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What is the average Ryall lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Ryall life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Ryall in 1954 was 56, and 76 in 2004.

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