Rious

Rious Meaning & Origin

About Rious
The surname Rious is of French origin and is derived from the word "rioux" or "riou," which means "river" in Old French. It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near a river or had a connection to a river. The name Rious signifies an ancestral link to a river or a geographical feature associated with a river.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Rious is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Rious: 148
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 117,480
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Rious based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Rious is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RS
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AY1 AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/rious*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Rious in Braille

Here's how to represent Rious in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Rious in braille

How to sign the name Rious using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Rious using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Rious in sign language

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