Ranford

Ranford Meaning & Origin

About Ranford
The surname Ranford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Ranulf" or "Randulf," which means "shield-wolf." The name was later combined with the Old English word "ford," meaning "a shallow place in a river where it can be crossed," to create the surname Ranford. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Ranford can be interpreted as "one who lives near the shallow river crossing of the shield-wolf."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ranford: 100
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 160975
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

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

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
RNFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R051063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AE1 N F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ranford*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RNFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R516

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ranford in Braille

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

The name Ranford in braille

How to sign the name Ranford using Sign Language

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

The name Ranford in sign language

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