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Rankin name meaning

First Name
316
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
29k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Rankin mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Rankin

User Submitted Origins

Scottish
75%
American
8%
English
8%
Irish
8%

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International Interest
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  1. Leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
Wiktionary
  1. A Scottish and Northern Irish surname​, from a diminutive of the name Ronald.
  2. A village in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.
  4. A borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Ellis County, Texas, United States.
  6. A small city, the county seat of Upton County, Texas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, United States.

Notable Persons Named Rankin

Notable Persons Named Rankin

Rankin

Rankin is a portrait, fashion photographer, fashion photography, and portraitandfashion photographer. Rankin was given the name John Rankin Waddell in 1966 in Paisley.

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Rankin M., Sr. Smith

Rankin was born on October 29th, 1924 in Atlanta. They left this life on October 26th, 1997.

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Rankin Fite

Rankin Fite was a Member of the Alabama House of Representatives, Speaker(1955–1959), (1969–1971), and Alabama House of Representatives. Rankin was born on September 1st, 1916 in Montgomery, Alabama. He left this life on November 6th, 1980.

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Rankin Taxi

Rankin was born on February 9th, 1953 in Yokohama.

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Rankin Johnson

Rankin Johnson was a baseball player. Rankin was born on February 4th, 1888 in Burnet, Texas. He left this life on July 2nd, 1972.

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Rankin Wiley

Rankin Wiley was a Member of the West Virginia Senate, President of the Senate of West Virginia, Member of theWest Virginia Senate, and President of the West Virginia Senate. Rankin was born on April 6th, 1853 in Newport, Kentucky. He breathed his last breath on February 21st, 1929.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Rankin

Notable Persons With the Last Name Rankin

Jeannette Rankin

Jeannette Rankin was an office holder. Jeannette was born on June 11th, 1880. She breathed her last breath on May 18th, 1973.

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Hank Marvin

Hank Marvin is a rock music, instrumental rock, rock, roll, and gypsy jazz musician. He plays Banjo, guitar, vocals, piano, Fender Stratocaster, and Burns London. He has had major accomplishments since 1956. Hank was given the name Brian Robson Rankin on October 28th, 1941 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

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Ian Rankin

Ian Rankin is a crime fiction writer. His ongoing career started in 1984. Ian was given the name Ian James Rankin on April 28th, 1960 in Cardenden.

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Richard Rankin

Richard Rankin is an actor and comedian. He has been prominent since 2003. Richard was given the name Richard Harris on January 4th, 1983 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.

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Kevin Rankin

Kevin Rankin is an actor. His most notable accomplishments were from 1997 to present. Kevin was born on April 18th, 1976 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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Rankin

Rankin is a portrait, fashion photographer, fashion photography, and portraitandfashion photographer. Rankin was given the name John Rankin Waddell in 1966 in Paisley.

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  • Robert Rankin
    Writer
  • John E. Rankin
    Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
  • Arthur Gardner, Jr. Rankin
    Director
  • Paul Rankin
    Chef
  • Billy Rankin
  • Heather Rankin
    Singer-songwriter
  • Murray Rankin
    Official Opposition Pensions Critic
  • J. Lee Rankin
  • Doris Rankin
  • Isaiah Rankin
    Soccer Player
  • Phyllis Rankin
  • Dame Annabelle Rankin
    Member of Parliament
  • Iain Rankin
    MLA for Timberlea-Prospect
  • Alexander Rankin

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Rankin U.S.
  White 78.47% 64.26%
  African American 15.80% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.53% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.49% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 2.06% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.65% 16.26%

Of Last Name Rankin

People with the last name Rankin are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Rankin

  • How Popular is the name Rankin? Rankin is the 21,851st most popular name of all time. As a last name Rankin was the 1,229th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Rankin have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 316 babies born with the first name Rankin in the United States. That's more than enough people named Rankin to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Rankin? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1912 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Rankin first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Rankin is Sunday, June 30th, 1872.
  • What year had the most people named Rankin born? The highest recorded use of the first name Rankin was in 1916 with a total of 12 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Rankin: The name spelled backwards is Niknar. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Nikrna. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Rankin? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 28,821 people with the last name Rankin.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Rankin? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 10 of them will have Rankin as their last name.
  • Rankin name meaning

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