Randall (surname)

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Randall is a surname.

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[edit] Origins

  • "Randall"' or '"Randolph"' are both derived from the Germanic name, Randwulf, meaning alternately "Shield and Wolf", "Shield with a Wolf" (as in a totemic symbol painted on a shield), "Shielded by the Wolf" or simply "Wolf Shield".

[edit] People

[edit] Fictional Characters

  • Felix Randal, was the subject of a well-known poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins
  • Hester Randall, fictional character from the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs
  • Jeff Randall is the fictional detective played by Mike Pratt in the original private detective series, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
  • Lucas Randall, fictional character from Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
  • Rex Randall, fictional character from the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs