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Early Origins of the Ronning family

The surname Ronning was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Ronning family

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Ronning Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ronny, Ronne, Ronnay, Ronn, Ronnes, Ronns, Ronnys, Ronnies, Ronnes, Rons, Ronney and many more.

Early Notables of the Ronning family

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Ronning Ranking

In the United States, the name Ronning is the 17,164th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Ronning family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Weynand Rony who settled in Philadelphia in 1772.


Contemporary Notables of the name Ronning (post 1700) +

  • Otto Ronning, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for South Dakota State Treasurer, 1954 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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