Randalf History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Randalf

The history of the ancestors of the Randalf family begins among the Pictish clans ancient Scotland. The name Randalf comes from the personal name, Randolph which contained elements that translated to shield and wolf. Randalf is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Many patronymic surnames were formed by adopting the given name of an ancestor of the bearer, while others came from popular religious names, and from the names of secular heroes.

Early Origins of the Randalf family

Early History of the Randalf family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Randalf research. Another 118 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1266, 1278, 1296, 1332, 1334, 1346, 1605 and 1635 are included under the topic Early Randalf History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Randalf Spelling Variations

Prior to the invention of the printing press in the last hundred years, documents were basically unique. Names were written according to sound, and often appeared differently each time they were recorded. Spelling variations of the name Randalf include Randolph, Randolf and others.

Early Notables of the Randalf family

Thomas Randolph Moray (d. 1332), the 1st Earl of Moray, companion of Robert Bruce and Regent of Scotland, the only son of Thomas Randolph, lord of Stratnith. His father was Sheriff of Roxburgh in 1266 and from 1266 to 1278 Great Chamberlain of Scotland. His son, John Randolph (died 1346) the third Earl of Moray was the second son of Thomas Randolph, first Earl of Moray. He succeeded to the earldom on the death of his brother Thomas at the battle...
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Migration of the Randalf family

The freedom of the North American colonies was enticing, and many Scots left to make the great crossing. It was a long and hard journey, but its reward was a place where there was more land than people and tolerance was far easier to come by. Many of these people came together to fight for a new nation in the American War of Independence, while others remained loyal to the old order as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of Scots in North America have recovered much of this heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and other such organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important and early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Randalf: Milward Randolph, who arrived in Virginia in 1621; Edward Randolph, who arrived in Barnstable, MA in 1630; Henry Randolph, who came to Virginia in 1642.