Show ContentsRion History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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 9,167th 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


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)


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