Meaning and Origin of: Rycroft

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Dweller in the rye field

Boy name variations

Rylan
Ryland
Ryle
Ryman
Ryton

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : topographic name for someone who lived by a small enclosed field (Old English croft) where rye (Old English ryge) was grown, or a habitational name from any of various minor places so named, such as Ryecoft in Gloucestershire or Cheshire.