Ryan (surname)
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Ryan is a common Irish surname, as well as being a common given name.
There are several possible origins for the surname. In certain cases it can be a simplified form of Mulryan. In some cases the surname may be derived from the Irish Gaelic Ó Riagháin (modern Irish Ó Riain), meaning "descendant of Rían"; or Ó Maoilriain "descendant of Maoilriaghain", or Ó Ruaidhín "descendant of the little red one".[1] The old Gaelic personal name Rían is of uncertain origin. It may be derived from the Gaelic rí, meaning "king".[2]
The surname Ryan has been confused with the surname Regan, which is derived from Ó Ríagáin, meaning "descendant of Riagán".[1]
List of persons with the surname Ryan [edit]
- Abram Joseph Ryan, Catholic Priest, poet.
- Allan Ryan, attorney
- Andrew Ryan (rugby player), Australian rugby league player
- B.J. Ryan, baseball player
- Barry Ryan (born 1948), English pop singer
- Barry Ryan (born 1949), U.S. Catholic priest
- Bernard Ryan
- Bernard Ryan, Jr., American author
- Bianca Ryan, American singer and America's Got Talent winner
- Blanchard Ryan
- Bo Ryan
- Bob Ryan
- Bobby Ryan, American hockey player
- Buddy Ryan
- Chris Ryan (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- Chris Ryan
- Christopher Ryan, British actor
- Claude Ryan
- Cornelius Ryan
- Debby Ryan, American actress
- Donnell Ryan, Federal Court of Australia judge
- Edward Ryan, English lawyer and judge
- Francis T. Ryan, American Medal of Honor recipient
- Frank Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Fred Ryan (born 1955), CEO of Politico.com, former aide to Ronald Reagan
- Frederick Ryan (1876–1913), Irish playwright and socialist
- George H. Ryan, Former Illinois governor
- Gerry Ryan, Irish radio presenter
- Greg Ryan
- Gig Ryan, Australian Poet
- Harold M. Ryan (born 1911), U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Irene Ryan (1902–1973), actress
- Jack Ryan, multiple people
- Jeri Ryan, U.S. actress
- Jim Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jimmy Ryan, 19th century baseball player
- Joan Ryan
- John Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Joseph Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Kevin Ryan, New Zealand long-distance runner
- Karen Ryan
- Lacy Ryan (c. 1694 – 1760), English actor
- Leo Ryan, Former Congressman from San Francisco, killed at Jonestown
- Lee Ryan English singer and former member of the boyband blue
- Liza Ryan (born 1965), an American photographer
- Lucille Frances Ryan, a.k.a. Lucy Lawless
- Mark F. Ryan, Dr., Irish author and nationalist
- Matthew Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Meg Ryan (born 1961), U.S. actress
- Michael Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Michelle Ryan (born 1984), British actress of Irish ancestry
- Miles Ryan
- Nolan Ryan (born 1947), baseball player
- Patrick John Ryan, archbishop
- Patrick Ryan, author and journalist
- Paul Ryan (1948–1992), British singer and songwriter
- Paul Ryan (born 1970), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 2012 Republican Party nominee for Vice President
- Peggy Ryan
- Perry T. Ryan, American author
- Peter Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Phil Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Prestin Ryan, Canadian ice hockey player
- Rachel Ryan, famous nurse
- Rex Ryan
- Richie Ryan, Irish politician
- Rob Ryan
- Robert Ryan (1909–1973), actor
- Ronald Ryan (Last person to be legally executed in Australia.)
- Ross Ryan (born 1950), Australian singer-songwriter
- Roz Ryan, actress
- Tomas Ryan
- Thomas Ryan (1870–1943), Australian politician
- T. Claude Ryan (1898–1982), an American aviator and aeronautic engineer
- T. J. Ryan (1876–1921), Australian politician —Premier of Queensland — also, later, Federal Member for West Sydney
- Thomas Jay Ryan, actor
- Tim Ryan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Tommy Ryan
- Tony Ryan
- Walter D'Arcy Ryan, lighting engineer
- Warren Ryan
- William Patrick Ryan (1867–1942), Irish author and journalist
Fictional characters [edit]
- April Ryan, appearing in the computer adventure games The Longest Journey and Dreamfall;
- Andrew Ryan, the founder of Rapture and a major character in the 2007 video game Bioshock;
- Archie Ryan, the pseudonym of Lincoln Burrows, a fictional character from the television show Prison Break;
- Barbara Ryan, character in the soap opera As the World Turns;
- Caitlin Ryan, a character in the Degrassi franchise;
- Jack Ryan, character in several Tom Clancy novels;
- Jack Ryan, a separate character and the primary protagonist of the 2007 video game Bioshock;
- Jake Ryan, character in Sixteen Candles/Hannah Montana, TV character portrayed by Cody Linley;
- Nory Ryan, main character in book Nory Ryan's Song by Patricia Reilly Giff;
- Richie Ryan, fictional character in Highlander: The Series;
- James Francis Ryan, character in the 1998 American war film Saving Private Ryan.
- Robert Charles "Rusty" Ryan in Ocean's 11, 12, and 13.
- Detective Kevin Ryan in the tv series "Castel".
References [edit]
- ^ a b Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
- ^ A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-280050-7
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