What does Rankine mean?

Rankine as a boys' name means "little shield; Son of Francis". Rankine is a variant form of Rankin (Old English, Celtic): surname found in Scotland and Ireland.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ra-, -ne

ASSOCIATED WITH little, shield (defender)

Variations

VARIANT Rankinn

How popular is Rankine?

Rankine is an uncommon given name for men but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#39678 out of 150436, Top 26%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Caine, Carmine, Daine, Erskine, Faine, Gaine, Gawaine, Jamaine, Janne, Jardine, Kaine, Laine, Markaine, Paine, Rabbie, Raice, Rain, Raine, Rainer, Raines, Rains, Ramone, Rance, Randale, Randi, Randie, Randle, Randon, Rane, Range, Ranier, Ranjit, Ransome, Rashane, Ravinn, Rawlins, Rayne, Rayvin, Renke, Renne, Rennie, Rickie▼, Romaine, Ronnie▼, Sansone and Zaine. These names tend to be more frequently used than Rankine.