Ron History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Ron family

The surname Ron 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 Ron family

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Ron 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 Ron family

the Ronny family of Normandy

Ron migration to the United States +

Ron Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Henry Ron, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1728 1
Joseph Philip Ron, aged 21, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Ron (post 1700) +

Walter Ron Sailor Sr. (1952-2013), American TV and radio personality
Dr Ron Tooth, Australian founding Principal of the Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre and an applied educational researcher and leader in environmental education
Ron Joseph Morel Turcotte CM (1941-2025), Canadian Hall of Fame thoroughbred race horse jockey with 3,032 career wins, best known as the rider of Secretariat, winner of the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973
Ron Shoop (1931-2003), American Major League Baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers in 1959
Ron Dean (1938-2025), American film and television actor, appeared in films including Rudy, Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, Cocktail, The Babe, The Fugitive, The Client, and The Dark Knight
Ron Silverman (1932-2025), American actor, film and television producer and television writer, later became the dean of studies at the American Film Institute, began his career as a writer for The Wild Wild West and other United Artists programs and pilots, before transitioning into films
Ron Rogerson (1943-1987), American football coach
Ron Woodbridge (1939-2025), English lead singer for The Searchers, an English rock group formed in Liverpool in 1959
Ron Sigsworth (1961-2025), Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s

Sources +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)