Ryall Family History

Ryall Surname 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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Where is the Ryall family from?

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 1891 there were 269 Ryall families living in London. This was about 22% of all the recorded Ryall's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Ryall families in 1891.

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What did your Ryall ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Bricklayer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Ryall. 10% of Ryall men worked as a Bricklayer and 74% of Ryall women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Ryall were Farmer and Incapacitated.

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Bricklayer

10%

Dairy farmer

Builders labourer

Farmer

Unpaid domestic duties

74%

Housewife

Unpaid domestic

Incapacitated

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Census Record

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There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Ryall. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2K military records available for the last name Ryall. For the veterans among your Ryall ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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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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Ryall Surname Meaning

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

Where is the Ryall family from?

What did your Ryall ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Bricklayer

10%

Dairy farmer

Builders labourer

Farmer

Unpaid domestic duties

74%

Housewife

Unpaid domestic

Incapacitated

What Ryall family records will you find?

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.

Ryall Family History

Ryall Surname Meaning

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Ryall Surname Meaning

126,000 record(s) for Ryall

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Where is the Ryall family from?

What did your Ryall ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Ryall lifespan?

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