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Surname Etymology and Meaning of RANSON

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English (chiefly East Anglia): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rand(e) (see Rand 1).
2. French: variant of Renson, a reduced form of Rennesson, a pet form (with the double diminutive suffix -esson) of a personal name derived from the Germanic name Ragino or a compound name with the first element ragin- ‘counsel’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)