Rands Surname

146,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Rands Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Randolph,' from the nick. Rand. 'Rande, or Randolf, propyr name: Ranulphus, non Radulphus, Raaf: Promptorium Parvulorum Rand was a Yorkshire favourite, and the surnames founded on it survive there (v.

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Rands Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1971:46,5485,852
United States1,1081:327,12929,706
Canada2761:133,49913,853
Australia2541:106,28211,916
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Wales321:96,7047,743
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
China31:455,773,85521,925
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8761:27,8263,776
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

Rands (56) may also be a first name.

Rands 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. Rand. 'Rande, or Randolf, propyr name: Ranulphus, non Radulphus, Raaf: Promptorium Parvulorum Rand was a Yorkshire favourite, and the surnames founded on it survive there (v. Rankin). For other forms, v. Ranson.

Thomas Randson, Yorkshire Durham Household Book (Surtees Society).

Janet Rande, Yorkshire: ibid.

Thomas Ranson, Yorkshire: Remains of Dean Granville (Surtees Society).

Adam serviens Ran Wiles, 5 Edward II: Freemen of York.

Alicia Randoghter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Randson, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Randes, 1379: ibid.

Agnes Randewyf, 1379: ibid.

Robert Randson, 1379: ibid.

Ranee for Rands is natural; compare Evance for Evans.

1735. Baptised — William, s. William and Rebecca Rants: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1736. — Mary, d. William and Rebecca Ranee: ibid.

Here Rands has become Rants, then Ranee.

1742. Baptised — John, s. John Rands: ibid.

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

Rand’s (Son): v. Rand.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A parish near Wragby, in Lincolnshire. 2. A curt form of Randall or Randolf.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Dutch.) The border, a borderer.

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

From Raunds; a location name in Northamptonshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Rand occurred in Lincolnshire 600 years ago (H. R.) The name of Sear or Sare has long been in the county. At the beginning of last century there was a family of Sare in Oving. Richard Seare, of Great Missenden, and previously of Hawridge Court, was high sheriff of Bucks in 1712; he evidently belonged to an old gentry family of Hawridge two centuries ago (Lips.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Rands possess the name of a Lincolnshire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Rands Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rands occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rands? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 146,026th most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,398,797 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Rands reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Rands is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held given name throughout the world It is held by 56 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 1,197 people, or 1 in 46,548. In England Rands is mostly concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 13 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and Essex, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Rands Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rands has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Rands surname expanded 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,154 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rands Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rands are 10.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rands earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 4.48% more than the national average, earning R 248,280 per year; in United States they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $44,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $49,711 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Randsø916/
Randås912/
Rhands911/
Rainds911/
Rrands910/
Rannds910/
Raunds910/
Rand8926,669/
Rhainds83200/
Randsjø834/
Randsøe831/
Hrasnds831/
Randt80807/
Raind80168/
Raund8077/
Randh8064/
Rants8016/
Ramnd809/
Reand808/
Ramds808/
Rhand806/
Rancs804/
Hrand804/
Randz803/
Rgand801/
Randd801/
Rajnd801/
Raynd801/
Raand801/
Rahnd801/
Randė801/
Rrand800/
Rantd800/
Rounds739,763/
Reinds73205/
Rahand7344/
Rayned7321/
Raymnd739/
Rasind736/
Raindt735/
Rasend734/
Hrandt734/
Rained733/
Rhonds733/
Roonds733/
Randph731/
Rondse731/
D'Rand731/
Hrants731/
Reaned731/
Rantzs731/
Raundh731/
Randte731/
Rhaund731/
Roynds731/
Racind731/
Ranndt730/
Reynds730/
Ronnds730/
Reants730/
Ranchs730/
Ranc673,330/
Ranz673,279/
Rant671,618/
Rond67819/
Randová67635/
Ramd67179/
Rzad67103/
Raantse6741/
Randova6724/
Rantshe679/
Rantsch676/
Ranţ674/
Ranehed673/
Rachind673/
Reyneds671/
Ranč671/
Racints671/
Roundsd670/
Rrounds670/
Raaints670/

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