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Ranger name meaning

First Name
833
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
3k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Ranger mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Ranger

User Submitted Origins

English
80%
German
20%

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International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ran"ger
Senses
  1. One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber.
  2. That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve.(Obs)"The tamis ranger." [Holland.]
  3. A dog that beats the ground in search of game.
  4. One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot.
  5. The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc.(Eng)

Note: Rangers in U.S. national parks and national monuments perform a similar function.

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
  2. An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest
  3. A member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
Wiktionary
  1. A surname​.
  2. (sports) A player on any of various teams called Rangers, such as the Texas Rangers (in baseball) or the New York Rangers (in ice hockey).

Ranger was also found in the following language(s): French

Notable Persons Named Ranger

Notable Persons Named Ranger

Ranger Smith

Ranger Smith is a fictional character.

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Ranger Ross

Ranger was born on July 15th, 1959 in Acworth, Georgia.

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Ranger Bill Miller

Ranger was born on March 5th, 1878. He passed away on November 12th, 1939.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Ranger

Notable Persons With the Last Name Ranger

Nile Ranger

Nile Ranger is a soccer player for the Crystal Palace F.C., Southampton F.C., Newcastle United F.C., Barnsley F.C., Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Swindon Town F.C., Blackpool F.C., and England national under-19 football team. Nile was born on April 11th, 1991 in Wood Green, London, England.

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Rene Ranger

Rene was born on September 30th, 1986 in Northland Region. Rene is also known as Rene and Rooster.

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Andrew Ranger

Andrew Ranger is a nascar driver.

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Space Ranger

Space Ranger is a comics character.

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Raminder Singh Ranger

Raminder Singh Ranger is a company director. Raminder was born in 1947. Raminder is also known as Rami Ranger.

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Paul Ranger

Paul Ranger is an ice hockey player. He was most prominent from 2004 to present. Paul was born on September 12th, 1984 in Whitby, Ontario.

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  • Lone Ranger
    Musician

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Ranger U.S.
  White 76.36% 64.26%
  African American 12.34% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.08% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 3.12% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.00% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 5.11% 16.26%

Of Last Name Ranger

People with the last name Ranger are most frequently White or African American

Entire United States

Fun Facts about the name Ranger

  • How Popular is the name Ranger? Ranger is the 12,209th most popular name of all time. As a last name Ranger was the 12,417th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Ranger have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 833 babies born with the first name Ranger in the United States. That's more than enough people named Ranger to occupy the country of Vatican City with an estimated population of 800 (as of March 1, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Ranger? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1958 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Ranger first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Ranger is Thursday, October 8th, 1891.
  • What year had the most people named Ranger born? The highest recorded use of the first name Ranger was in 2019 with a total of 109 babies.
  • Random Ranger Factoid: According to the 2016 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Ranger is not a popular baby boy's name in California. Imagine that, only 6 babies in California have the same name in 2016.
  • Weird things about the name Ranger: The name spelled backwards is Regnar. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Angrer. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Ranger? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 2,504 people with the last name Ranger.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Ranger? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Ranger as their last name since less than 1 person in 118k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
  • Ranger name meaning

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