as a Last Name
- 15,053
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Ransom
Meaning & Origins
English (chiefly East Anglia): patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rand(e) (see Rand 1).
| 2,086th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 15,053
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Vermont
- has the most people named Ransom per capita
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