as a Last Name
- 1,029
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Ranta
Meaning & Origins
Finnish: topographic name from Finnish ranta ‘shore’, or an ornamental name from the same word. First recorded in the 16th century, it was noted as the most frequently adopted ornamental surname at the celebrations in honor of the Finnish statesman Snellman on May 12, 1906. It occurs most frequently in western and southern coastal regions of Finland. In America, Ranta may be a shortened form of various other names formed with this element, such as Hietaranta.
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- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 1,029
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Wyoming
- has the most people named Ranta per capita
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