What is "ransohoff"

Ransohoff, or Ransonov is a family of mixed Jewish and Russian ancestry originating in Smolensk, of allegedly Rurikid descent. Notable individuals bearing this surname include:

• Mikhail Abramovich Ransohov (1758–1812), Russian military officer, killed at the Battle of Borodino. 1
• Joseph Ransohoff (1915–2001), an American neurosurgeon, inventor, and former chairman of the New York University School of Medicine. 2
• Daniel J. Ransohoff (1927–1993), Cincinnati-based photographer and political activist. 3
• Martin Ransohoff (born 1927), a cinema and television producer. 4
• Steven Ransohoff, co-president of Film Finances Inc., a completion bond finance company.