Randall is a surname of English and Irish origin. It is a cognate of the name Randolph meaning "shield-wolf", composed of rand "shield" plus úlfr "wolf". In Ireland, Randall may be an anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Raghnaill meaning "son of Raghnall".
Language(s) | English, Irish |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Germanic languages, Celtic languages: old Irish and English |
Derivation | Randulf, Rannulf, Mac Raghnaill (Ireland) |
Meaning | son of the shield-wolf, raven wolf |
Region of origin | England, Ireland |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | McRandall, Randal, Randell |
Randall is also used as a masculine given name, derived from the surname.
Notable people
editA
edit- Addison Randall, American film actor
- Adriana Randall, South African politician
- Alexander Randall, American (Wisconsin) politician
- Alexander Randall (Maryland politician), congressman, Attorney General of Maryland
- Alice Randall, African American author and songwriter
- Anne Randall, American model
- Archibald Randall, United States District Court judge
- Archibald N. Randall, American (Wisconsin) politician
- Arthur Randall, Scottish World War I flying ace
B
edit- Benjamin Randall (disambiguation), several people
- Benjamin Randall (1749–1808), founder of Freewill Baptist Connexion in the United States
- Benjamin Randall (Maine politician) (1789–1859), American congressman
- Benjamin Randall (Wisconsin politician) (1793–1863), American politician
- Benjamin H. Randall (1823–1913), American politician from the state of Minnesota
- Bob Randall (Aboriginal Australian elder) (1929–2015), Aboriginal Australian elder, singer and community leader
- Bob Randall (baseball) (born 1948), American Major League Baseball player, 1976–1980
- Bob Randall (politician), politician in South Australia
- Brett Randall, (1884–1963), Australian little theatre director
C
edit- Chad Randall, Australian Rugby League player and model
- Charles Hiram Randall, American (California) politician
- Charles S. Randall, former US representative from Massachusetts
- Clarence B. Randall, American lawyer and businessman
- Clifford E. Randall, American politician
- Connor Randall, English football player
D
edit- Darren Randall (born 1979), Australian Animation Director and Game developer
- Damarious Randall (born 1992), American football player
- Dana Randall, professor of theoretical computer science
- David Randall, English journalist, author, and comic
- Derek Randall, England cricketer
- Dick Randall, Australian public servant
- Don Randall (politician), Australian politician
- Dudley Randall, African-American poet and publisher
E, F
edit- Elizabeth Randall, American (New Jersey) politician
- Edwin M. Randall, Florida supreme court justice
- Elliott Randall, American guitarist
- Frankie Randall, boxer
G, H
edit- George Randall (disambiguation), multiple people
- Harry Randall (disambiguation), multiple people
- Herbert Randall, American photographer
- Holly Randall, American erotic photographer
J
edit- Jack Randall (disambiguation), several people
- James Randall (murderer), convicted rapist and murderer
- James Ryder Randall, American journalist and poet
- Jan Randall, Canadian composer and pianist
- Jeff Randall (journalist)
- John Randall (disambiguation), several people
- Josh Randall, American television actor
- Julia Randall, American poet
K, L
edit- Ken Randall (1888–1947), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kikkan Randall (born 1982), American cross-country skier
- Leslie Randall (1828–1922), English Anglican clergyman
- Leslie Randall (actor) (1924–2020), English actor
- Lisa Randall (born 1962), American particle physicist
- Lynne Randall (1949–2007), Australian pop singer, changed last name to Randell.
M
edit- Marcus Randall, American football player
- Mark Randall, several people
- Marta Randall, science fiction writer
- Mary Ellen Randall, American computer programmer and businesswoman
- Meg Randall, American film actress
- Merle Randall, American physical chemist
- Mike Randall (disambiguation), several people
N - R
edit- Paulette Randall, British theatre director
- Randall S. Randall, Australian businessman
- Robert Randall (disambiguation), several people
- Robert C. Randall (1948–2001), advocate of medical marijuana, founder of Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics
- Robert Richard Randall (1750–1801), founder of Sailors' Snug Harbor in Staten Island, New York
- Robert Randall (photographer) (1918–1984), American photographer
- Robert Randall, joint pseudonym of American novelists Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett
- Ron Randall, American comic book artist
S
edit- Samuel C. Randall, former mayor of Flint, Michigan
- Samuel J. Randall, US congressman from Pennsylvania and Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Semeka Randall, American basketball player
- Stuart Randall, American actor
- Stuart Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux
- Sue Randall, originally Marion Burnside Randall (1935–1984), American actress
- Suzanna Randall, German astrophysicist
- Suze Randall, American model, photographer, and pornographer originally from England
T - V
edit- Terry Randall, Australian rugby league footballer
- Thomas Randall, multiple people
- Tony Randall, American comic actor
- Vicky Randall, Professor of Political Science
W - Z
edit- Walter Randall, British television actor
- William Randall, several people