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In Christianity, ransom is the shed blood of Jesus Christ, which made deliverance from sin and death possible for the offspring of Adam.

Ransom or Ransome occurs sometimes as an English surname, and from that it is found in some tradenames and company names.

Ransom is the name of several places in the United States:

• Ransom, Illinois
• Ransom, Kansas
• See also:
  • Ransom Canyon, Texas
  • Ransom County, North Dakota
  • Ransom Township, Michigan
  • Ransom Township, Minnesota
  • Ransom Township, Pennsylvania
  • Ransomville, New YorkRansomville is a census-designated place and hamlet located in the Town of Porter in Niagara County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 1,488. Ransomville is in the southeast corner of the town on the Youngstown-Lockpor

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When ransom means the payment, the word comes via Old French rançon from Latin redemptio = "buying back": compare "redemption".
When it is the surname, it comes from "Ranolf's son" or similar.