Explore the Family Name Ryner

The meaning of Ryner

1. Americanized form of German Reiner, or possibly of Swiss German Rhyner, a topographic name for someone living by or otherwise connected with the Rhine river. 2. English (London): unexplained.

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How common is the last name Ryner in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Ryner' slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 39,176th in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to the rank of 41,501, a decline of approximately 5.93%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname dropped from 529 in 2000 to 524 in 2010, a minor decrease of around 0.95%. The proportion of people named Ryner per 100,000 also decreased by 10% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,176	#41,501	-5.93%
Count	529	524	-0.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ryner

Concerning the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Ryner', the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those with the Ryner surname identified as White, although this percentage dropped from 79.02% in 2000 to 71.37% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black increased from 16.26% in 2000 to 23.09% in 2010. There was also a significant rise in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 2.08% in 2000 to 4.01% in 2010. Notably, no Ryner individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while those identifying with two or more races were represented in 2000 but not in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.02%	71.37%	-9.68%
Black	16.26%	23.09%	42%
Hispanic	2.08%	4.01%	92.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.95%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%