Ranken

Ranken is a name of Scottish and Irish origin. The name is cognate with the surname Rankin which is derived from the medieval personal name Rankin, a diminutive of Ronald or Rand, combined with the diminutive suffix kin. ^{[1] [2]} It may refer to:

• Andrew Ranken (1953-2026), English drummer, percussionist for the English-Irish band The Pogues
• Charles Ranken (1828–1905), Church of England clergyman, minor British chess master
• Harry Sherwood Ranken VC (1883–1914), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Mary Cohan Ranken or Mary Cohan (1909–1983), Broadway composer and lyricist, daughter of George M. Cohan
• Mary Ranken Jordan (1869–1962), prominent American philanthropist, advocate of many charitable organizations
• Ted Ranken (1875–1950), British sport shooter, competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
• Thomas Ranken Lyle FRS (1860–1944), Irish-born and educated mathematical physicist and educator
• William Bruce Ellis Ranken (1881–1941), English painter

See also

• Ranken dart, air-dropped weapon developed during World War I for destroying Zeppelins
• Ranken Jordan – A Pediatric Specialty Hospital, in the United States
• Ranken Technical College, private college in St. Louis, Missouri
• Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal, awarded by the Australian Academy of Science to a mathematician or physicist
• Ranker
• Rankin (disambiguation)
• Rankine (disambiguation)

Footnotes

1. Rankin Name Meaning and History Retrieved on 2008-02-22. (The website cites Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN   0-19-508137-4.)
2. Patrick Hanks, Flavia Hodges, A. D. Mills and Adrian Room (2002) The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press; p. 515