Last Name RYLAND

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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, Norwegian, Irish, Belgian

Rank	13,282 (2000 US census)	16,018 (1990 US census)

Count	2,107 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

79.92%, or 1684 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
15.99%, or 337 total occurrences, as black,
0.38%, or 8 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.43%, or 9 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.38%, or 29 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.9%, or 40 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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