Randell Surname

44,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Randell 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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Randell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5751:101,38711,238
Canada2,5101:14,6802,150
England2,3611:23,5993,277
Australia1,6881:15,9932,254
New Zealand5201:8,7081,506
Wales3731:8,296924
Finland2221:24,7603,407
South Africa1561:347,29331,960
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Ireland211:224,2358,707
France161:4,151,420237,746
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Dominica21:37,946685
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7501:13,9292,089
Wales1111:14,130841
Guernsey171:1,921330
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1401:44,0515,110

Randell (11,924) may also be a first name.

Randell 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

(English) Descendant of Randal or Randwulf (shield, wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Randell Last Name Facts

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

Randell (Marathi: रॅडेल, Russian: Ранделл) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Randell.

How Common Is The Last Name Randell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Randell is the 44,681st most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 626,670 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Randell are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 54,440th most commonly held forename world-wide, held by 11,924 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,575 people, or 1 in 101,387. In The United States Randell is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Randell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Randell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Randell surname rose 314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 336 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Randell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Randell last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Randell last name are 4.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.14% registered with the party.

The amount Randell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.32% more than the national average, earning R 312,060 per year; in United States they earn 7.79% less than the national average, earning $39,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.84% less than the national average, earning $45,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Randdell931/
Raundell930/
Randaell930/
Ranndell930/
Rhandell930/
Randel923,144/
Randll9221/
Rondell86116/
Randyll8641/
Raindel8625/
Hrandel8611/
Reandel8610/
Randael864/
Ramdell863/
Randill862/
Raundel861/
Ranndel861/
Randeel861/
Randelp860/
Randoel860/
Randiel860/
Raandel860/
Randl83487/
Roundell80165/
Reindell8015/
Randeltt801/
Randelph801/
Rhondell801/
Ronndell800/
Rondel773,738/
Randil77931/
Raindl77142/
Rajndl7759/
Ramdel7731/
Hrandl777/
Randøl775/
Randyl772/
Rayndl770/
Rosindell7597/
Randelova7546/
Rosendell750/
Reindel711,077/
Rondael71723/
Rondeel71355/
Rassendyll71216/
Rossendell7153/
Randlph718/
Reyndel714/
Raundhl712/
Rhondel712/
Ramdill711/
Randihl711/
Randlet711/
Randlep711/
Rondiel711/
Ronduel711/
Reandil711/
Roundel711/
Romdell710/
Randlett67759/
Randlová6762/
Randlepp6751/
Roundill6723/
Rosendel6711/
Rondl677/
Rheindel673/
Randlova672/
Ramdl671/
Randledt671/
Randilph671/
Reindehl671/
Ramdehel671/

Randell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Randell in the Marathi language
रॅडेलredela-
Randell in the Russian language
Ранделлrandell-

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Randell Reference & Research

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