Ranft
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Ranft (plural Ranfts)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ranft is the 39352nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 559 individuals. Ranft is most common among White (93.92%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ranft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German ranft, from Old High German ramft.
Noun
Ranft m (strong, genitive Ranftes or Ranfts, plural Ränfte)
- (Baden, Switzerland) crust (of bread)
- Synonyms: Brotkruste, Brotrinde
- (Saxony) heel (of bread)
- Synonyms: Brotkanten, Knust
Declension
Declension of Ranft
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Ranft” in Duden online