When Mickey Ryan was born on 24 November 1931, in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States, his father, Lawrence Ryan, was 30 and his mother, Edith Pearl Linn, was 23. He died on 8 August 1963, in his hometown, at the age of 31.
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1901– Male
1908–1998 Female
1930– Female
1931–1963 Male
1933–1973 Female
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, John Patrick, Dermot, Liam, Paddy, Donovan, Eamon, Eamonn, Kieran, Parnell, Aileen, Brennan.
Irish: shortened form of O'Ryan , an Anglicized form of Ó Riaghain (modern Irish Ó Riain) ‘descendant of Riaghan’, a personal name probably based on the word rí ‘king’. Ryan is one of the commonest surnames in Ireland, though there has been considerable confusion with Regan .
Irish: shortened from Mulryan (Ó Maoilriaghain).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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