Ransford

Ransford Meaning & Origin

About Ransford
The surname Ransford is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Raven" or "Hraefn" combined with the word "ford," meaning a river crossing. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Ransford is "ford of the raven" or "river crossing of the raven." It is likely that the name originally referred to a location near a river crossing where ravens were commonly seen.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ransford: 691
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 33121
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.23

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ransford 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
RNSFRT
🗽 NYSIIS
RA
🔊 Soundex
R0521063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
R AE1 N S F ER0 D
🌐 IPA
/ˈrænsfərd/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('RNSFRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
R521

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ransford in Braille

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

The name Ransford in braille

How to sign the name Ransford using Sign Language

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

The name Ransford in sign language

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