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Randa Family History

Randa Surname Meaning

Norwegian: habitational name from a farm name derived from Old Norse rǫnd generally meaning ‘edge, brim, brink, rim in a hillside’ in Lom in Oppland ‘long ridge’. Czech: from a pet form of the Old Czech personal name Ranožír.

Czech: nickname for a noisy person derived from the same root as randal ‘noise, uproar’. Slovak: nickname from dialect randa ‘rag’ or randavý ‘ragged’, applied to a very poor or an untidy person.

French (eastern): topographic name for someone who lived at the boundary of a territory or on the margin of a settlement from randa, a word of Gaulish origin.

Spanish: shortened form of Aranda.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Randa families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Randa family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Randa families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 6 Randa families living in Berkshire. This was about 30% of all the recorded Randa's in United Kingdom. Berkshire and 1 other county had the highest population of Randa families in 1891.
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What did your Randa ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Randa. 29% of Randa men worked as a Laborer and 27% of Randa women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Randa were Farm Laborer and Housework.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    29%
  • Farmer
    19%
  • Truck Driver
    9%
  • Farm Laborer
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Stenographer
    27%
  • Clerk
    22%
  • New Worker
    16%
  • Housework
    16%

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Passenger Lists

There are 868 immigration records available for the last name Randa. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 803 military records available for the last name Randa. For the veterans among your Randa ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Randa lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Randa life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1967. The average life expectancy for Randa in 1954 was 41, and 78 in 2004.

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