About the Ransom surname
No precise meaning is imposed on the surname Ransom when several formations remain possible. The canonical form used here is “Ransom”; phonetic or spelling differences found in indexes should be checked against the other information in the record. This caution avoids confusing the general history of a word or surname with the history of a particular family.
Pronunciation:
Ran-som/ʁɑ̃sɔm/