About the Ransome Surname

Ransome is a familiar spelling of the English name Ransom. The family name meaning is “son of Rand”, the same as for Ransom.

A variant of Ransom

The extra “e” in Ransome is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Ranson.

In the records

The 2010 US Census counted 1,671 people named Ransome, ranking it number 17,005 among American surnames.

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