Last Name RANKIN

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Meaning	The son of Randolph, from nickname Ran or Rand, and diminutive Rand-kin or Ran-kin. There could be also a connection to Reyner and Reynold. 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.

Origin	English, Jewish, Irish, Belgian, Zimbabwean, South african, Hungarian

Rank	1,148 (2000 US census)	1,006 (1990 US census)

Count	27,989 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

80.76%, or 22604 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
15.17%, or 4246 total occurrences, as black,
0.48%, or 134 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.45%, or 126 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.41%, or 395 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.73%, or 484 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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