My Favorites
Share on your favorite
Or copy the link
- Home
- Last Names
- R
- Ronald - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Ronald
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Germanic
Anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, itself derived from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from rǫgn (“advice”) + valdr (“power”), later partly merged with the Continental Germanic equivalent Reynold.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Ronald
Rank #683
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Ronald
Rank #21754
Frequency
1,115 people (0.41 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 84.57% Hispanic 3.41% Black 7.09% Asian/PI 2.51% Native Am. 0.72% Two+ 1.7%
Similar Names to Ronald
Last names that start with R, sorted by popularity.