Randall (surname)
For other uses, see Randall.
Randall is a surname.
Etymology
Randall or Randolph are both derived from the Old English Randwulf or Old Norse Randólfr ("shieldwolf"), from rand (ON rönd) "the rim of a shield" and wulf (ON úlfr) "wolf", a kenning meaning "hunter or enemy of the shield", i.e. "sword".
List of people with the surname
A
- Addison Randall, American film actor
- Alexander Randall, American (Wisconsin) politician
- Alexander Randall (Maryland), 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
B
- Benjamin Randall, several people
- Bob Randall, several people
C
- Chad Randall, Australian Rugby League player and model
- Charles Hiram Randall, American (California) politician
- Charles S. Randall, former US representative from Massachusetts
- Clifford E. Randall, American politician
D
- 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, Australian politician
- Dudley Randall, African-American poet and publisher
E, F
- Elizabeth Randall, American (New Jersey) politician
- Edwin M. Randall, Florida supreme court justice
- Elliott Randall, American guitarist
- Frankie Randall, boxer
G, H
- George Morton Randall, American general
- Harry Randall (1899–1976), British politician
- Harry Randall, Jr. (1927–2013), American politician
- Harry Randall (actor) (1857–1932), British actor and comedian
- Herbert Randall, American photographer
- Holly Randall, American erotic photographer
J
- Jack Randall (disambiguation), several people
- James Randall (murderer), convicted rapist and murderer
- James Ryder Randall, American journalist and poet
- Jeff Randall (journalist)
- John Randall (disambiguation), several people
- Josh Randall, American television actor
- Julia Randall, American poet
K, L
- Keith Randall, American singer-songwriter
- Ken Randall, Canadian ice hockey player
- Kikkan Randall, American cross-country skier
- Lisa Randall (born 1962), American particle physicist
- Lynne Randall (1949–2007), Australian pop singer, changed last name to Randell.
M
- Marcus Randall, American football player
- Mark Randall, several people
- Marta Randall, science fiction writer
- Meg Randall, American film actress
- Merle Randall, American physical chemist
- Mike Randall (disambiguation), several people
N - R
- Nancy Randall, Brazilian-American model
- Paulette Randall, British theatre director
- Robert Randall, several people
- Ron Randall, American comic book artist
S
- Samuel C. Randall, former mayor of Flint, Michigan
- Samuel J. Randall, US congressman from Pennsylvania and Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1876 to 1881
- Semeka Randall, American basketball player
- Stuart Randall, American actor
- Stuart Randall, Baron Randall of St Budeaux
- Suze Randall, American model, photographer, and pornographer originally from England
T - V
- Tera Randall, US communications executive
- Terry Randall, Australian rugby league footballer
- Tony Randall, American comic actor
W - Z
- Walter Randall, British television actor
- William Randall, several people
List of fictional characters with the surname
- Hester Randall, character from the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs
- Josh Randall, character from Wanted:Dead or Alive a bounty hunter played by Steve McQueen TV series aired on CBS three years from 1958-1961
- Jeff Randall, detective played by Mike Pratt in the original private detective series Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
- Lucas Randall, character from Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
- Rex Randall, character from the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs
- Lieutenant Randall, a Non-playable Character in Call of Duty 2
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