Randal Surname

253,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,559 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Randal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Randolph,' from the nick. Randle. For the popularity of Randle in Cheshire, v. Randolph.

Randle de Arclet, Cheshire, temp. 1290: East Cheshire.

Randle Poole, Cheshire, 1600: ibid.

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Randal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8211:441,48537,938
Australia1351:199,96819,617
Norway911:56,5098,100
England831:671,30238,633
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
India631:12,175,641218,299
Canada531:695,20056,020
France431:1,544,714145,815
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Cayman Islands221:2,904371
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2391:101,98910,250
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1621:23,2282,910

Randal (39,202) may also be a first name.

Randal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Randolph,' from the nick. Randle. For the popularity of Randle in Cheshire, v. Randolph.

Randle de Arclet, Cheshire, temp. 1290: East Cheshire.

Randle Poole, Cheshire, 1600: ibid.

1571. Randall Smythe and Man- Lightfoot, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1637. Baptised — Alexander, s. Cristofer Randall: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1640. Baptised — William, s. Richard Randall: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1632-3. Buried — Randle Newton: Wilmslow Church, Cheshire.

1664. Baptised — Jone. d. Randall Lawson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An apocopated form of Old English Randwulf or Randulf From Röndúlfr, 'shield wolf,' a common ON. personal name. The name "occurs frequently in the Register of Cupar Abbey. Amongst the tenants in Carse Grange are Ranalds, Ranaldsons, Randalsons and Randalls, or as it is sometimes given, Randal, Randale, Randell, Rendall. There were others about Perth in the days of the Reformation" ("Ancestry of Randall Thomas Davidson, archbishop of Canterbury, 1903," quoted in SHR., I, p. 327). Harry Randell, an Orkneyman, wrote the first communication in the Scots tongue known in Orkney, c. 1436 (Diplomatarium Norvegicum, XX, 815). Donald Randale was tenant of Calady, 1464, and Nichol Randale, tenant of Kerse-grange, 1478 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 138,212).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Apocopal forms of Randolf. q.v.

Randol the Refe.—‘The Turnament of Tottenham,’ 22; Percy.

They call me Jack when I’m abroad, Sometimes they call me John; But when I’m in my father’s bower Jock Randal is my name.—‘The Bonny Hind,’ 25-28; Child, vol. ii.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Randolph. This name has been confounded with Bundle. See Bundle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) These names have the same signification. Fair—help, from Ran, fair, and ulph, help.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Randal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Randal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Randal (Hindi: रन्दल, Marathi: रांदळ, Russian: Рандал) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Randal? popularity and diffusion

It is the 253,527th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,674,500 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Randal live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 22,583rd most widespread first name globally, held by 39,202 people.

The last name Randal is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 821 people, or 1 in 441,485. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 18 percent reside, Washington, where 6 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent reside and Norway, where 6 percent reside.

Randal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Randal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Randal surname fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Randal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Randal are 5.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.32% registered with the party.

The amount Randal earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.39% less than the national average, earning 289,370 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,162 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $53,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Randall92108,152/
Raundal923,488/
Randale921,125/
Randahl92149/
Raindal927/
Randhal926/
Ramndal925/
Randaul924/
Rhandal924/
Raandal922/
Randail922/
Ranndal922/
Randald921/
Randalp921/
Randalt921/
Randdal921/
Randaal921/
Raundhal861,454/
Raundale861,092/
Raundahl86176/
Randhale8677/
Hraundal8632/
Randalph8631/
Raindahl8611/
Randalle867/
Randdall862/
Raindale862/
Raindall862/
Raindhal862/
Randalll861/
Raaindal861/
Rhandale861/
Randalhe861/
Randeall861/
Ranndale861/
Ranndall861/
Randahal861/
Rahandal861/
Raundall861/
Rrandall860/
Randol832,186/
Rondal831,654/
Ramdal83138/
Randalova8044/
Raunndhal8027/
Raundhale8010/
Raunndale804/
Raaindale801/
Rhaundale801/
Randaulph800/
Rasendall800/
Randoll77281/
Rondale77186/
Rondahl77174/
Roundal77139/
Ramdahl7796/
Reindal7776/
Ramdeal7755/
Rondhal7743/
Randolp7740/
Randhol7727/
Rondail7720/
Rondall7717/
Ramdhal7716/
Randolh7714/
Randolt7714/
Reyndal7711/
Rhamdal776/
Ramdall775/
Ramdail774/
Rondeal773/
Ramdale772/
Ramdayl771/
Randohl771/
Rondald771/
Randole771/
Rhondal770/
Randoul770/
Raimdal770/
Randallová752/
Randolph7159,098/
Rosendal713,408/
Roundhal71121/
Reindahl7181/
Roundale7133/
Rosindal7115/
Rondhale7112/
Ramdhall717/
Randoldh713/
Rhandoll712/
Ramdhale712/
Reyndall711/
Reindale711/
Rondeall711/
Rondalle711/
Randohle711/
Ronndahl711/
Ramdallh711/
Rondalph710/
Randolle710/
Reindall710/
Randolhp710/
Rosendale671,637/
Rosendaal67737/
Rosendall67219/
Rosindale67203/
Rosendaul67155/
Reinedahl6741/
Rosendhal6731/
Rotendahl6723/
Rondol6717/
Romdal6715/
Randollph678/
Roosendal673/
Ramdol673/
Rousendal672/
Roundhale671/
Rosendalh671/
Reindeall671/
Randolpph671/
Randdolph670/

Randal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Randal in the Hindi language
रन्दलrandala71.43
रंदलrandala28.57
Randal in the Marathi language
रांदळrandala53.52
रंडलrandala15.49
रंदालrandala5.63
रंदलrandala4.23
रांदडrandada2.82
रंगदळrangadala2.82
रांडळrandala2.82
रॅन्डलrendala2.82
रन्डालrandala1.41
राण्डलrandala1.41
रन्डलrandala1.41
रेन्डलrendala1.41
रदलradala1.41
रेनदलrenadala1.41
रंदळrandala1.41
Randal in the Russian language
Рандалrandal-

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