Last name: RANKIN

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RANKIN : This last name is indexed 147,692 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
RANKIN : Scottish and English: from Middle English Ran(d)kin a diminutive of Ran(d) a pet form of the personal name Ran(d)ulf. See Rand Randolph Randall. This name was brought to Northern Ireland (Derry) from Scotland in the 17th century.
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