Ranum
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Ranum.
Proper noun edit
Ranum (plural Ranums)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ranum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
First attested as renon in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology unknown.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ranum n
- A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.
References edit
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN