Van%20ry Family History
Van%20ry Name Meaning
Dutch: variant archaic or Americanized of Van Rij a habitational name for someone from Riede a former place (drowned around 1400) near Ridderkerk (‘church of Riede’) in South-Holland. The placename refers to the noun riet rijt ride ‘small waterway brook’ or denotes a place near reedland.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022