Ranking Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Barbados

Ranking 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.

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Ranking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:1,466,26563,675
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Nicaragua131:463,1613,580
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Ranking (41) may also be a first name.

Ranking 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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Rankin (q.v.) with added -g.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Ranking Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ranking Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ranking is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ranking? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,434,893rd most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 48,583,639 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Ranking are found; 27 percent are found in Northern Europe and 26 percent are found in British Isles. Ranking is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 41 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England it is most prevalent in: Dorset, where 39 percent reside, Greater London, where 18 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 13 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Ranking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ranking has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Ranking last name rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ranking Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Ranking earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 31.72% less than the national average, earning $29,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.62% more than the national average, earning $73,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rangking9350/
Rankings939/
Rainking930/
Rainkings883/
Rankeng86129/
Rancing8621/
Ranqing862/
Ronking861/
Reinking802,312/
Rangkeng8013/
Ranching807/
Reineking75727/
Rosenking7526/
Reinkingh7525/
Rangching755/
Rheinking750/
Roncing717/
Ronkeng711/
Rongqing6711/
Rancheng671/
Reinkenke501/

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