<P> The origins of the surname Randolph: English and German: classicized spelling of Randolf, Germanic personal name composed of the elements rand "rim" (of a shield), "shield" + "wolf". This was introduced into England by Scandinavian settlers in the Old Norse form Rannúlfr, and was reinforced after the Norman Conquest by the Norman form Randolf . </P> <Ul> <Li> A. Philip Randolph (1889--1979), African - American civil rights leader </Li> <Li> Amanda Randolph (1896--1967), American actress and singer </Li> <Li> Anders Randolf (1870--1930), Danish - American actor </Li> <Li> Ann Cary Randolph Morris (1774--1837), a / k / a Nancy Randolph, American anti-slavery activist </Li> <Li> Arthur Raymond Randolph (born 1943), American judge </Li> <Li> Beverley Randolph (1754--1797), American politician from Virginia, eighth Governor of Virginia (1788--1791) </Li> <Li> Darren Randolph, an Irish professional footballer </Li> <Li> Edmund Randolph (1753--1813), politician from Virginia </Li> <Li> Epes Randolph (1856--1921), American civil engineer and businessman </Li> <Li> Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (1927--2007), American musician </Li> <Li> Isabel Randolph (1889--1973), American character actress </Li> <Li> Jane Randolph (1915--2009), American actress </Li> <Li> Jennings Randolph (1902--1998), politician from West Virginia </Li> <Li> Sir John Randolph (1693--1737), Speaker of the House of Burgesses and Attorney General for the Colony of Virginia </Li> <Li> John Randolph (loyalist) (1727--1784), lawyer and king's attorney for Virginia from 1766 until he left for Britain at the outset of the American Revolution </Li> <Li> John Randolph of Roanoke (1773--1833), American politician </Li> <Li> Joyce Randolph (born 1924), American actress </Li> <Li> Lillian Randolph (1898--1980), American actress and singer </Li> <Li> Lingan S. Randolph (1859 - 1922), American mechanical and consulting engineer </Li> <Li> Lonnie Randolph (Indiana politician) (born 1949), Indiana State Senator </Li> <Li> Lowell Fitz Randolph (1894 - 1980), American botanist and Professor of botany, Cornell University </Li> <Li> Mary Randolph (1762--1828), Virginia author </Li> <Li> Ned Randolph (1942 - 2016), American politician </Li> <Li> Peyton Randolph (1721--1775), first president of the Continental Congress </Li> <Li> Paschal Beverly Randolph (1825--1875), American medical doctor, occultist, and writer </Li> <Li> Richard Randolph (1686--1749), House of Burgesses member, Treasurer of Virginia </Li> <Li> Richard Randolph of Bizarre (1770--1796), Virginia planter </Li> <Li> Robert Randolph and the Family Band, American musicians </Li> <Li> Thomas Randolph, 1st Earl of Moray (d . 1332), leader in the Wars of Scottish Independence <Ul> <Li> Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray (d . 1332), son of the above </Li> <Li> John Randolph, 3rd Earl of Moray (d . 1346), brother of the above </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Vance Randolph (1892--1980), American folklorist </Li> <Li> Virginia Randolph Cary (1786--1852), Virginia author </Li> <Li> William Randolph (1650--1711), Virginia colonist </Li> <Li> William Randolph II (1681--1741), aka William Randolph, Jr. or Councillor Randolph, Treasurer of Virginia </Li> <Li> Willie Randolph (born 1954), Major League Baseball manager and player </Li> <Li> Zach Randolph (born 1981), National Basketball Association player for the Memphis Grizzlies </Li> </Ul>

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