Rylands is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dadie Rylands (1902–1999), real name George Rylands, British literary scholar and theatre director Dave Rylands (born 1953), English footballer Enriqueta Augustina Rylands (1843–1908), English philanthropist John Rylands (1801–1888), English textile merchant and philanthropist John Paul Rylands (1846–1923), English lawyer, genealogist and topographer L. Gordon Rylands (1862–1942), British criminologist and writer Mark Rylands (born 1961), Church of England bishop Patrick Rylands (born 1943), English designer Peter Rylands (1820–1887), English wire manufacturer and politician Sir Peter Rylands, 1st Baronet (1868–1948), British businessman, son of Peter Rylands Sir William Rylands (1868–1948), British businessman
See also John Rylands Library in Manchester John Rylands University Library in Manchester Rylands, hamlet in St Breward parish, Cornwall, England Rylands, southern part of the town of Beeston, Nottinghamshire Warrington_Rylands 1906 F.C., English football club Ryland (surname)