Randolph (surname)

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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". 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 Randolf.

List of people with the surname

A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979), African-American civil rights leader

Amanda Randolph (1896–1967), American actress and singer

Anders Randolf (1870–1930), Danish-American actor

Ann Cary Randolph Morris (1774–1837), a/k/a Nancy Randolph, American anti-slavery activist

Arthur Raymond Randolph (born 1943), American judge

Beverley Randolph (1754–1797), American politician from Virginia, eighth Governor of Virginia (1788–1791)

Darren Randolph

Edmund Randolph (1753–1813), politician from Virginia

Epes Randolph (1856–1921), American civil engineer and businessman

Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (1927–2007), American musician

Isabel Randolph (1889–1973), American character actress

Jane Randolph (1915–2009), American actress

Jennings Randolph (1902–1998), politician from West Virginia

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

John Randolph of Roanoke(1773–1833), American politician

Joyce Randolph (born 1924), American actress

Lillian Randolph (1898–1980), American actress and singer

Lingan S. Randolph (1859-1922), American mechanical and consulting engineer

Lonnie Randolph (Indiana politician) (born 1949), Indiana State Senator

Lowell Fitz Randolph (1894-1980), American botanist and Professor of botany, Cornell University

Mary Randolph (1762–1828), Virginia author

Ned Randolph (1942-2016), American politician

Peyton Randolph (1721–1775), first president of the Continental Congress

Paschal Beverly Randolph (1825–1875), American medical doctor, occultist, and writer

Richard Randolph (1686–1749), House of Burgesses member, Treasurer of Virginia

Richard Randolph of Bizarre (1770–1796), Virginia planter

Robert Randolph and the Family Band, American musicians

Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray (d. 1332), leader in the Wars of Scottish Independence

Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray (d. 1332), son of the above

John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray (d. 1346), brother of the above

Vance Randolph (1892–1980), American folklorist

Virginia Randolph Cary (1786–1852), Virginia author

William Randolph (1650–1711), Virginia colonist

William Randolph II (1681–1741), aka William Randolph, Jr. or Councillor Randolph, Treasurer of Virginia

Willie Randolph (born 1954), Major League Baseball manager and player

Zach Randolph (born 1981), National Basketball Association player for the Memphis Grizzlies

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