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![Show Contents]() Randay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Randay came from Randolph of which it is a short form. The surname Randay referred to the son of Randolph which belongs to the category of patronymic surnames. Early Origins of the Randay familyThe surname Randay was first found in Norfolk at Yelverton, a parish, in the union of Loddon and Clavering, hundred of Henstead. "The church [of Yelverton] is an ancient structure in the decorated and early English styles, with a square embattled tower, and contains several handsome monuments to the families of Rant, Playter and Day; and a Norman font. The sum of £27 per annum, arising from land purchased with a bequest by Mrs. Anne Rant in 1698, is divided between the rector and the poor, the latter of whom have also 4 acres that were allotted at the inclosure." 1 Early History of the Randay familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Randay research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1578, 1604, 1606, 1650, 1660 and 1671 are included under the topic Early Randay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Randay Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Randay family name include Rand, Rande, Rynd, Rynde, Raynd, Raynde and others. Early Notables of the Randay familyAnother 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Randay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Randay familyFor political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Randay surname or a spelling variation of the name include: James Rand, who arrived in Plymouth in 1621 a year after the "Mayflower"; Francis Rand, who settled in New Hampshire in 1630; John Rand, who settled in Virginia in 1690.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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