Ranson Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Ranson Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Ranson

The Ranson family history was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Ransom and Ransome. This is a baptismal name meaning 'the son of Randolph' from the nickname Rand, a name of great antiquity. This name is usually of English descent and is found in many ancient manuscripts in that country. Examples of such are a Margaret Rannson who was baptised at the Church of St. James, Clerkenwell, in the year 1601. A John Ranson and Jane Jones were recorded as having been married at the Church of St. George, Hanover Square, in the year 1788. Names were recorded in these ancient documents to make it easier for their overlords to collect taxes and to keep a record of the population at any given time. When the overlords acquired lands by either force or as gifts from their rulers, they created charters of ownership for themselves and their vassals. In Ireland the name Ranson and its variants were first introduced into Ulster Province by settlers who arrived from England and Scotland , especially during the seventeenth century.