Origin of this surname, someone please help!

[Sikeliot]

What is the origin of the surname "Randon"?

I have seen it listed as two things; Swiss Italian, and Maltese.

Which one is it?

[Skrondsze]

Since it's random it can be from anywhere at anytime you want. Seriously, it's French.

http://www.houseofnames.com/Randon-history?A=54323-292

[Sikeliot]

So the person I know with that name is probably French-Canadian then.

[Skrondsze]

So the person I know with that name is probably French-Canadian then.

Know that you mentioned, I remember a girl whose surname was Randow. Are they connected?

[Comte Arnau]

The site says it's probably of Languedocian origin, and the frequencies in Geopatronyme confirm this. So it's from modern southern France, yet not French, but Occitan.

[Sikeliot]

Ah ok. Does it give a specific region?

[Comte Arnau]

Ah ok. Does it give a specific region?

Current departments of Hérault and Gard look like the most probable area of origin.

Obviously this does not mean the guy you know comes from there.

[Atlantic Islander]

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/animebooklover/0100/vgh/Image3_zps06aba71d.png

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/animebooklover/0100/vgh/Image4_zps64395afd.png

[Comte Arnau]

From that info, apparently Valdagno, in the province of Vicenza (inland Venetia), is another major source for the surname.

Randon è tipicamente veneto, del vicentino, in particolare di Valdagno,

http://www.gens.info/lib/cog/maps/cognomi/R/RANDON.gif

[SkyBurn]

According to the white pages, It's an English surname derived from old English.