Rion History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Rion family

The surname Rion was first found in Poitou, where the family has been traced to olden times.

Early History of the Rion family

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Rion Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Riollet, Riollets, Riollé, Riollés, Riollée, Riollées, Riollait, Riollaits, Riollai, Riollais, Riolleai, Riolleais, Riolet, Riolets, Riolé, Riolés, Riolée, Riolées, Riolait, Riolaits, Riolai, Riolais, Rioleai, Rioleais, de Riollet and many more.

Early Notables of the Rion family

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Rion Ranking

In France, the name Rion is the 9,167^th most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 1

Rion migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rion Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Darby Rion, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1766 2
Johann Rion, who landed in America in 1781 2

Rion Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John F Rion, who arrived in Texas in 1835 2
J M Rion, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Rion (post 1700) +

Francis Rion (1933-2022), Belgian football international referee until 1981 and notably officiated the 1978 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal between Italy and Austria

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)