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This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword rye.
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rye meaning
Roggeveen Dutch
Means "rye field" in Dutch. A famous bearer was Jacob Roggeveen (1659-1729), the first European explorer to Easter Island.
Roydon English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill", from Old English ryge "rye" and dun "hill".
Royle English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill".
Rudzītis m Latvian
Derived from Latvian rudzi meaning "rye".
Rye English
Topographic name. It could be a misdivision of the Middle English phrases atter ye meaning "at the island" or atter eye meaning "at the river". In some cases it merely indicated a person who lived where rye was grown or worked with rye (from Old English ryge).
Ryland English
From various English place names, derived from Old English ryge "rye" and land "land".
Segal 2 French
Occupational name for a grower or seller of rye, from Old French, from Latin secale "rye".
Žitnik Slovene
From the Slavic root žito meaning "rye, grain". This was an occupational name for a dealer in rye or a baker.