The runner Surname

runner Name Meaning and History

Probably an altered spelling of German Ronner, an occupational name for a runner or messenger, a lightly armed mounted soldier. Compare Renner.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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runner Family Facts

Distribution of runner Families in the US in 1920

Number of runner families

20-38

7-19

1-6

Compiled by Ancestry.com.au from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 61 - Messages: 183

Thread	Author	Replies
Freeland E. Runner, b. 1858, Hancock County, IL > 1880 MT - Biography	carole	1
Runners in Kentucky	Shelia Whalen	14
William Runner & Charlotte Mussetter, MD>VA	Eileen05650	6
John Anthony Runner - Iowa & Montana	jmfraser	1
Runner Reunion 2007	EddieRunner	0
DNA results, Renners and Runners are related	Jeff Renner	0
Looking for info on birth mother of a friend for medical reasons	Pluto1	0
Runner/Laufer/Lauffer	RogerDaleJones	0
RUNNER DNA Study; --- Adam Runner descendants special offer ---	Jeff Renner	1
RUNNER surname project	JeffreyTRunner	0

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