Is There a Ryba Coat of Arms?

Ryba began as a Czech family name.

What is the meaning of Ryba?

The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “dweller at the sign of the fish; one who sold fish”. 1,692 Americans were listed as Ryba in the 2010 census. French birth records list 115 children named Ryba between 1891 and 2000.

Where is the Ryba surname found?

Landscape names of this kind told neighbours where a family's house stood.

Does every Ryba family have a crest?

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Ryba name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

Ryba sounds close to Riba, so it can help to search both. Want more than a summary? See the Ryba family name pack.