Ranft

 

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Borrowed from German Ranft.

Ranft (plural Ranfts)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ranft is the 39352^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 559 individuals. Ranft is most common among White (93.92%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ranft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Inherited from Middle High German ranft, from Old High German ramft.

Ranft m (strong, genitive Ranftes or Ranfts, plural Ränfte)

1. (Baden, Switzerland) crust (of bread)

   Synonyms: Brotkruste, Brotrinde

2. (Saxony) heel (of bread)

   Synonyms: Brotkanten, Knust

• Renftel

• “Ranft” in Duden online