Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Son of the shield
  • Latin : Redeemer

Boy name variations

Ransome
Ranson
Rankin
Rance

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Family name origins & meanings

  • English (chiefly East Anglia) : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rand(e) (see Rand 1).

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