First name origin & meaning: Anglo-Saxon: Shield; wolf First name variations: Randolf, Randall, Randal, Randell, Randl, Randle, Randy, Rankin, Rand, Ran, Randie, Ranulf, Dolf, Dolph Last name origins & meanings:
- English and German: classicized spelling of Randolf, a
Germanic personal name composed of the elements rand ‘rim’ (of
a shield), ‘shield’ + wolf ‘wolf’. This was introduced into
England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form
Rannúlfr, and was reinforced after the Norman Conquest by
the Norman form Randolf.
- An American family bearing the surname Randolph are descended from
William Randolph (?1651–1711), a planter and merchant, a member of a
family that originally came from Sussex, England, who emigrated from
Warwickshire to VA c.1673. He was a forebear of Thomas
Jefferson and Robert E. Lee. Randolph had seven sons, each of whom
inherited an estate, the name of which was sometimes added to their
own, such as Sir John Randolph of Tazewell. His great-grandsons
included Edmund Randolph (1753–1813), first attorney general of the
U.S. and one of the framers of the U.S. Constitution, and
the diplomat and statesman John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), who
served as U.S. minister to Russia.
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