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• Ryan Surname Distribution
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  • Distribution of Ryan Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Ryan Total Records: 4  Origin of Ryan, Meaning of Ryan Origin: Looking for family of Gordon Samuel Bryant. He had brothers Raymond and Thomas...maybe more. He was a railroad engineer. Surnames: Bryant Submitted by: Julie Origin of Ryan, Meaning of Ryan Origin: Trying to connect ancestors of Jacob Bryan of Edgecombe Co., NC with possibly Absolom or John Bryan of Chatham Co, NC. Progeny settled in Lawrence Co., Tennessee Surnames: Bryan Submitted by: puah Origin of Ryan, Meaning of Ryan Origin: am starting to research my family details father's name -RYAN mother's name -McAleer -born Dungannon(?) Any details welcome Thanks Surnames: Ryan Submitted by: Pete Ryan Origin of Ryan, Meaning of Ryan Origin: Bryant. It was originally O'Bryant but due to some circumstances we had to change our name to Bryant. These circumstances are that other irish clans decided to try and take our land. To make a long story short basically the O'Bryant clan killed all the people who tried to steal our land. Eventually we were run out of Ireland, Scotland, and England because the other clans would not leave us alone. So that is why there are Bryant's and O'Bryant's all over the UK. Surnames: bryant Submitted by: nicholas bryant 12/5/2008 1:18 AM Page 1 of 1

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