How common is the surname Ryans?

2,027 people in the United States had the surname Ryans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,316 Americans. It ranked 14,669th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ryans?

DeMeco Ryans, American football player and coach (born 1984).

Where is the surname Ryans most common?

Wikidata records people named Ryans in the United States.

Is the surname Ryans getting more or less common?

More common. 1,973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,027 in 2010, up 2.7%.

The surname Ryans

A surname, carried by 2,027 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ryans is more common than 91% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,027 people named Ryans in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 152,316 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,973.

#14,669

rank among US surnames

2,027

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #14,022)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,662	Brault	2,029	152,166
#14,667	Darst	2,028	152,241
#14,669	Minner	2,027	152,316

Who is named Ryans

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

64% of people named Ryans identified as Black (not Hispanic), 31% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 64%
White (not Hispanic) 31%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Ryanss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

DeMeco Ryans
American football player and coach (born 1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ryans

Ryans has the Soundex code R520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R520.

Questions

How common is the surname Ryans?: 2,027 people in the United States had the surname Ryans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 152,316 Americans. It ranked 14,669th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ryans?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Ryans identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 31% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ryans?: DeMeco Ryans, American football player and coach (born 1984).
Where is the surname Ryans most common?: Wikidata records people named Ryans in the United States.
Is the surname Ryans getting more or less common?: More common. 1,973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,027 in 2010, up 2.7%.