Släkthistoria för Ryan
Ryan Vad efternamn betyder
Irish: shortened form of O'Ryan an Anglicized form of Ó Riaghain (modern Irish Ó Riain) ‘descendant of Riaghan’ a personal name probably based on the word rí ‘king’. Ryan is one of the commonest surnames in Ireland though there has been considerable confusion with Regan. Irish: shortened from Mulryan (Ó Maoilriaghain). Irish: from Ó Ruaidhín or Ó Ruadháin ‘descendant of the little red one’ more usually Anglicized Rowan. Americanized form of German Rein. Norwegian: habitational name from the farm name Ryan in Trøndelag of obscure origin.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
