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