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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The surname Ranford is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
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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Here's how to represent Ranford in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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.