Ransome Forename

164,860th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,086 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Ransome Forename Definition:

A Middle English name, meaning: Redemption.

Ransome Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
1,3351:133,0076,737
Ghana
50%
 
2811:96,0364,158
United States
100%
1761:2,059,86934,033
Cameroon
100%
1441:150,0736,945
Zimbabwe
100%
831:185,82911,398
England
100%
131:4,277,14841,317
South Africa
100%
91:6,059,183119,004
Germany
100%
61:16,112,97944,905
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Finland
100%
41:1,370,79611,464
Canada-41:8,283,34367,579
Trinidad and Tobago-41:340,35515,394
Philippines
100%
31:35,336,492343,681
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Lesotho-21:1,019,99836,117
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Sri Lanka-11:20,799,08716,824
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Senegal-11:14,581,35634,505
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Mali-11:16,977,7558,714
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Iceland-11:366,0177,938

Ransome (5,853) may also be a surname.

Ransome Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Middle English name, meaning: Redemption.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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