Surname Runnels (Runnels 
) , across the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname Runnels is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Latvia, where it is a rare surname, and New Zealand. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand.
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| Runnels | Australia, Latvia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
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hiram runnels U.S. politician (1796-1857), US (b. 1796) |
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| randolph runnels 19th-century American soldier and leader of the Isthmus Guard, a private police force of the Panama Railroad Company of New York City. (b. 1830) |
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| m. t. runnels (b. 1830) |
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harold l. runnels American politician (1924-1980), US (b. 1924) |
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pete runnels American baseball player and coach (1928-1991), US (b. 1928) |
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virgil riley runnels, jr. American professional wrestler (1945-2015), US (b. 1945) |
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| forest marion runnels (1903-1966) (b. 1903) |
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terri runnels American professional wrestler, professional wrestling manager, television host and model, US (b. 1966) |
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| margaret graham runnels (born 1931) (b. 1931) |
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| tommy runnels football player (born 1934) (b. 1934) |
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| tom runnels American football player (1934-2012), US (b. 1934) |
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| mike runnels American politician, US (b. 1946) |
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| curtis runnels American archaeologist, US (b. 1950) |
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| bettie runnels Louisiana's first female lawyer |
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| alexi m runnels researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-8592-1444 |
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