Ryeland (surname)

For the breed of sheep, see Ryeland.

Ryeland is an uncommon surname found in England, Canada and Australia. Any connection to the breed of sheep is unknown.[1]

The Ryeland Family Tree being researched by Timothy Ryeland of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada has traced this family back as far as James Ryeland[2] born around the year 1788 in Burford, Oxfordshire, England and lists 713 descendants of James Ryeland and his wife Sarah James.[3] Recent DNA testing on the Y Chromosome through a surname project[4] at FamilyTreeDNA has shown a close connection between the surname Ryeland and other surnames such as Ryland and Rylant.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ryeland, Timothy. "Ryeland Family Tree (Canada)". Retrieved 2010-02-04.
  2. ↑ http://ryeland.com/getperson.php?personID=I1660&tree=Ryeland
  3. ↑ http://ryeland.com/getperson.php?personID=I3232&tree=Ryeland
  4. ↑ http://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Ryeland