Ranum

See also: ranum and ránům

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Ranum.

Proper noun

Ranum (plural Ranums)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ranum is the 37076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Ranum is most common among White (95.02%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ranum”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as renon in the 10th or 11th century. Etymology unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraː.nʏm/
• Hyphenation: Ra‧num
• Rhymes: -ʏm

Proper noun

Ranum n

1. A hamlet in Het Hogeland, Groningen, Netherlands.

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN