Family name origins & meanings
- Altered spelling of the southern French family name Rambaut, from an Old French personal name, Rainbaut, composed of the Germanic elements ragin ‘counsel’ + bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’, or alternatively from the Germanic personal name Hrambehrt or Hrambald, composed of the elements hramn ‘crow’ + berht ‘bright’ or bald ‘bold’, ‘brave’.