The origins of the surname Randolph:
English and
German: classicized spelling of Randolf, Germanic personal name composed of the elements "rand", "rim" (of a shield), "shield" + "wolf".[citation needed] 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 Rannulf.[citation needed]
Sir John Randolph (1693–1737), Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Attorney General for the Colony of Virginia
John Randolph (loyalist) (1727–1784), lawyer and king's attorney for Virginia from 1766 until he left for Britain at the outset of the American Revolution
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The origins of the surname Randolph:
English and
German: classicized spelling of Randolf, Germanic personal name composed of the elements "rand", "rim" (of a shield), "shield" + "wolf".[citation needed] 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 Rannulf.[citation needed]
Sir John Randolph (1693–1737), Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Attorney General for the Colony of Virginia
John Randolph (loyalist) (1727–1784), lawyer and king's attorney for Virginia from 1766 until he left for Britain at the outset of the American Revolution
This page lists people with the
surnameRandolph. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.