Rye is used as a family name or surname in Denmark. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Rye
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Denmark
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Rye

How popular is Rye?

Rye is common in Denmark.

Rye is ranked 42219 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Ryes plummeted by 0.9951456 per cent to 4079 since 2000 and slipped by 682 spots and ranked at 8128. The last name was found in around 14 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.39 91
Hispanic or Latino 2.62 1.67
Black 2.57 3.11
Others 1.67 1.67
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.62 1.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.13 0.9
Rye is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Denmark is ahead in terms of density. Around 11516 people have been found who wears Rye as their family name. Rye is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,438 China5
1,014,159 India4
661,536 Indonesia3
50,640 Switzerland2
41,879 Turkey2
18,718 Thailand2
21,529 Singapore2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
91,784 Netherlands2
18,625 Japan2
1,235 Belize2
118,441 Germany2
19,046 Ireland2
124,220 Italy2
56,169 Mexico1
2,578 Guam1
58,885 Poland1
2,057 Myanmar1
107,212 South Africa1
169,904 Brazil1
7,314 Bolivia1
37,493 Austria1
7,191 Afghanistan1
1,818 Guernsey1
16,640 Hong Kong1
24,421 Slovakia1
7,895 South Korea1
1,572 Macau1
3,275 Nepal1
5,553 Taiwan1
2,057 Isle of Man1
24,176 Qatar1
20,172 Hungary1
31,584 Peru1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
53,193 Spain35
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,532 Scotland79
4,622 Wales79
3,598 Mauritius73
133,875 France61
Countries with hundreds of Rye:
15,208 Philippines967
6,600 Canada643
4,672 Australia641
1,053 Norway538
5,261 New Zealand144
13,194 Malaysia126
8,002 Sweden116
Countries with thousands of Rye:
7,151 United States5,341
5,004 England1,468
442 Denmark1,151
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Thomas Rye from Great Britain aboard the James Fagan from Dublin during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on May 1, 1849. Charles Rye (22) Workman, J. Rye (33) Workman, Peter Rye (30) Workman, 36 years old Mgt. Rye, 25 years old Ann Rye, are other Rye that migrated to US.

Rye Namesakes

  • Preben Lerdorff Rye, Film actor
  • Preben Lerdorff Rye, Film actor
  • Preben Lerdorff Rye, Film actor
  • Anne Lise Ryel, Politician
  • George Ryerson, Physician
  • Chae Ryeong, Actor
  • Pierre du Ryer, Dramatist
  • Art Ryerson, Guitarist
  • Robert Edwy Ryerson, Member of Parliament
  • Egerton Ryerson Young, Author

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