The ranz Surname
ranz Name Meaning and History
- German: from the Germanic personal name Rando, a short form of various names formed with rand ‘(shield) rim’ as the first element, or from a Slavic name formed with ranu ‘early’.
- German: from Middle High German ranz ‘sow’ or ‘strife’, or Middle High German rans ‘paunch’, a nickname from any of these senses.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Rantz.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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