Rankine Surname
Approximately 6,343 people bear this surname
Rankine Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Randolph,' from nick. Ran or Rand, and diminutive Rand-kin or Run kin. The first two instances below, however, rather point to Reyner or Reynold as the parent source. compare Rancock.
Read More About This SurnameRankine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,464 | 1:18,440 | 2,572 |
| Jamaica | 1,129 | 1:2,542 | 402 |
| Scotland | 991 | 1:5,402 | 903 |
| United States | 898 | 1:403,629 | 35,249 |
| England | 745 | 1:74,789 | 8,496 |
| Canada | 510 | 1:72,246 | 8,213 |
| Cayman Islands | 341 | 1:187 | 27 |
| New Zealand | 86 | 1:52,655 | 8,408 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Bahamas | 24 | 1:16,323 | 786 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,475 | 1:2,538 | 449 |
| England | 56 | 1:435,274 | 25,262 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Rankine (64) may also be a first name.
Rankine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Randolph,' from nick. Ran or Rand, and diminutive Rand-kin or Run kin. The first two instances below, however, rather point to Reyner or Reynold as the parent source. compare Rancock.
Gilbert Reynkyn, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Reynkyn. Rolls of Parliament.
John Rankyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Elena Rankyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1612. Giles Rankin, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.
1 = Rand (q.v.) 2 = Rain(e (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -kin [O.L. Ger.-k-ín]
(English) Descendant of little Rand, pet form of Randal or Randolph (shield, wolf).
I always considered this a diminutive of Randolf (see Hankin); but there is a tradition of descent from one John, son of a knight called Jacob de Rankine, burgomaster of Ghent, who married a daughter of the head of the house of Keith, and became progenitor of the Rankines, Rankins, Rankens, Rankings, and Rangkings of Scotland, who are rather numerous in the West, and on the border. The tradition is, however, dateless and vague. Inf. M. H. Rankin, Esq.
This name may be derived from the Danish Rank, right, upright, erect. If the name is Gaelic, it would come from Roinn, a promontory, share, or division, and Ceann, head; the head of the promontory, a name of place. Ranken, in the Dutch, signifies pranks, tricks.
Rankine Demographics
Rankine Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Rankine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rankine Come From? nationality or country of origin
Rankine has its highest incidence in Australia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Rankine? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 77,161st most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,148,912 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Rankine live; 28 percent live in Northern Europe and 28 percent live in British Isles. Rankine is also the 1,223,525th most prevalent forename on earth, held by 64 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 1,464 people, or 1 in 18,440. In Australia it is most frequent in: South Australia, where 32 percent live, Queensland, where 20 percent live and New South Wales, where 18 percent live. Besides Australia Rankine occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 18 percent live and Scotland, where 16 percent live.
Rankine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Rankine has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Rankine surname decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 5,282 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,330 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Rankine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Rankine last name are 44.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.44% being registered with the party.
The amount Rankine earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.9% less than the national average, earning R 161,820 per year; in United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.33% more than the national average, earning $57,298 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rankines | 93 | 9 | / |
| Rankuine | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rankaine | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rannkine | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rankione | 93 | 1 | / |
| Rainkines | 88 | 1 | / |
| Rankune | 86 | 62 | / |
| Rankane | 86 | 50 | / |
| Rancine | 86 | 21 | / |
| Rankini | 86 | 18 | / |
| Ramkine | 86 | 3 | / |
| Rankene | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ronkine | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ranquine | 80 | 159 | / |
| Rangkini | 80 | 6 | / |
| Rankhane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ronkaine | 80 | 2 | / |
| Reinkine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rankaina | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rankanne | 80 | 1 | / |
| Rankhune | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ronkoine | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ranquines | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ronkained | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rankheane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Rancane | 71 | 474 | / |
| Rankeni | 71 | 15 | / |
| Rankena | 71 | 4 | / |
| Rankean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rankhinova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ronkain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Rancoin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Rongkene | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ranquini | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ranchini | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ramkaini | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ranchene | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ronchine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ronquine | 67 | 1 | / |
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