Cognomen Ransom (Ransom 
, Redemptio) , in the entire world, is a common family name. The last name Ransom is habitual in Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, and Cameroon. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Much less frequently, Ransom is the forename as well as the last name.
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ransom halloway American politician (1793-1851), US (b. 1793) |
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ransom cook American inventor, US (b. 1794) |
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epaphroditus ransom American politician (1798-1859), US (b. 1798) |
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ransom h. gillet American politician, US (b. 1800) |
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| james ransom US (b. 1740) |
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truman b. ransom United States Army officer (1802-1847), US (b. 1802) |
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| thomas ransom (1757-1829) boat builder and publican (b. 1757) |
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ransom b. shelden, sr. American industrialist and politician (1814-1878), US (b. 1814) |
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ransom dunn American minister and theologian, US (b. 1818) |
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matt whitaker ransom Confederate Army general, lawyer, politician (1826-1904), US (b. 1826) |
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robert ransom, jr. Confederate Army general (1828-1892), US (b. 1828) |
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ransom b. moore American rancher and politician (1827-1904) (b. 1829) |
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ransom dexter U.S. physician (1831-1891), US (b. 1831) |
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thomas e. g. ransom Union United States Army general (1834-1864), US (b. 1834) |
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ransom r. cable American railway executive, US (b. 1834) |
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