Ranum
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Ranum.
Proper noun
Ranum (plural Ranums)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ranum is the 37076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Ranum is most common among White (95.02%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ranum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as renon in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology unknown.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ranum n
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN