Rye

See also: rye

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Reay

Etymology

• As an English surname, variant of Rea.
• Also as an English surname, from the noun rye.
• As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads whose name derive from Old Norse rjóðr (“forest clearing”); see the verb ryðja (“to clear”).
• As a Danish surname, from the town Ry in Skanderbord.
• The town in England is perhaps derived from Old English riþ (“river, stream”).

Proper noun

Rye

1. A small town and civil parish in East Sussex, England.
2. A hamlet and civil parish in Hampshire, England.
3. A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Ryedale to join the Derwent.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona.
   2. A census-designated place in Cleveland County, Arkansas.
   3. A small statutory town in Pueblo County, Colorado.
   4. An unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida.
   5. A ghost town in Adair County, Missouri.
   6. A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
   7. A coastal suburban city in Westchester County, New York.
   8. A large town in Westchester County, New York.
5. A surname.
6. A nickname of the given name Ryan.

Derived terms

• Rye Brook

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rye is the 8,128^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,079 individuals. Rye is most common among White (90.39%) individuals.

Anagrams

• -ery, -yer, Rey, Yer, e'ry, eyr, yer, yre