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Ranc Surname Meaning

French (southern): topographic name from ranc, an Occitan term designating a steep rock or a nickname for a lame man from Occitan ranc ‘lame’.

French: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name based on rang ranc ‘curved bending slender’, a cognate of Rang.

Compare Ranck. Czech and Slovenian: of German origin (see Ranz).

Compare Ranck 3 and Rantz.

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


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You can see how Ranc families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ranc family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Ranc families were found in USA in 1880. In 1880 there were 5 Ranc families living in Wisconsin. This was about 83% of all the recorded Ranc's in USA. Wisconsin had the highest population of Ranc families in 1880.
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Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Ranc life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1971, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Ranc in 1963 was 70, and 84 in 2003.

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