Rye
See also: rye
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Reay
Etymology
Perhaps derived from Old English riþ (“river, stream”).[1]
Proper noun
Rye
- A small town and civil parish in East Sussex, England.
- A hamlet and civil parish in Hampshire, England.
- A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Ryedale to join the Derwent.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona.
- A census-designated place in Cleveland County, Arkansas.
- A small statutory town in Pueblo County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida.
- A ghost town in Adair County, Missouri.
- A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
- A coastal suburban city in Westchester County, New York.
- A large town in Westchester County, New York.
- A surname.
- A nickname of the given name Ryan.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rye is the 8,128th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,079 individuals. Rye is most common among White (90.39%) individuals.
References
- ^ Skeat, W. W. (1901). Notes on English Etymology: Chiefly Reprinted from the Transactions of the Philological Society. Kiribati: Clarendon Press, p. 250
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- English terms derived from Old English
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- en:Towns in East Sussex, England
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- en:Villages in Hampshire, England
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- en:Rivers in North Yorkshire, England
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Arizona, USA
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- en:Towns in Colorado, USA
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Florida, USA
- en:Places in Florida, USA
- en:Ghost towns in Missouri, USA
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- en:Towns in New Hampshire, USA
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- en:Cities in New York, USA
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- English surnames
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