Randall Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Randall Name Meaning: Derives from the German name 'Randwulf', meaning 'wolf shield' or similar. May have also originated from the Anglo-Saxon word 'rand' meaning 'rim' (bank of a lake for example).

Taken from the popular forename 'Randel' or 'Rande'. May have referred to someone with a picture of a wolf by their house or who faught with a wolf on their shield or someone who lived by the bank of a river.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 41
Brecknockshire 5
Cambridgeshire 63
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 43
Derbyshire 21
Devon 114
Dorset 261
Essex 121
Glamorgan 19
Gloucestershire 134
Hampshire 246
Herefordshire 4
Hertfordshire 94
Hunts and Rutland 40
Kent 164
Lancashire 38
Leicestershire 32
Lincolnshire 27
London 831
Middlesex 51
Monmouthshire 9
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 165
Northamptonshire 61
Nottinghamshire 77
Oxfordshire 49
Pembrokeshire 9
Shropshire 13
Suffolk 66
Somerset 92
Surrey 59
Sussex 135
Staffordshire 11
Warwickshire 77
Westmorland 1
Wiltshire 236
Worcestershire 35
Yorkshire 44
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Durham 0
Flintshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Randall Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Randall family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 194
Female Servant 131
Independent 101
Labourer 53
Male Servant 46
Farmer 41
Carpenter 25
Shoe Maker 24
Tailor 23
Ag Labourer 22
Weaver 20
Gardener 18
Butcher 14
Servant 13
Sawyer 12
Blacksmith 11
Dress Maker 11
Publican 10
Grocer 10
Shoemaker 10
Laundress 10
Clerk 10
Brick Maker 9
Fisherman 8
Governess 7

Most Frequent Forenames for Randall

Name Census Frequency
William Randall 4,272
Mary Randall 3,430
John Randall 3,107
Elizabeth Randall 2,351
George Randall 2,318
Sarah Randall 2,031
James Randall 1,874
Charles Randall 1,738
Thomas Randall 1,697
Henry Randall 1,556
Ann Randall 1,183
Frederick Randall 1,060
Eliza Randall 1,021
Jane Randall 1,014
Emma Randall 985
Alice Randall 935
Ellen Randall 900
Joseph Randall 895
Annie Randall 881
Edward Randall 869
Emily Randall 846
Robert Randall 776
Alfred Randall 730
Arthur Randall 728
Albert Randall 564

Randall Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Randall 100% 63,190
2 Randle 71% 19,348
3 Randell 86% 15,202
4 Rendall 86% 9,547
5 Rendell 71% 9,357
6 Arundell 63% 2,978
7 Rundell 71% 2,423
8 Randal 86% 2,214
9 Rundall 86% 1,272
10 Randel 71% 1,097
11 Roundell 63% 1,007
12 Randoll 86% 241
13 Arundall 75% 168
14 Rondall 86% 150
15 Randalle 88% 129
16 Rindall 86% 123
17 Rindell 71% 102
18 Roundall 75% 101

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