The Rank surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,339 people carried this name — #9,716 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 88,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 3,188 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

39 people named Rank have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 56 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 33
Silesian 6

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

28 people named Rank live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 18
St. Gallen 7
Aargau 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In the Nordic population registers

34 people named Rank is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 34

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Rank in American newspapers,
1907–1921.

Newspaper page from The Hood River Glacier carrying the name Rank
The Hood River Glacier 1920-11-11
Newspaper page from The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union carrying the name Rank
The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union 1921-01-14
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Rank
Daily Kennebec Journal 1907-10-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,071 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rank in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

17,168 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rank. The most, 3,541, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 5,387
New South Wales 4,798
Queensland 2,789
South Australia 1,808
Western Australia 1,251
Tasmania 1,036
ACT (Canberra) 38
Northern Territory 22

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rank.

Who carried it

People named Rank,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Rank
    Joseph Rank 1816–1896 · writer
  • Joseph Rank
    Joseph Rank 1816–1896 · writer
  • Josef Rank
    Josef Rank 1833–1912 · archivist
  • Balthasar Rank d. 1731 · master builder
  • Carl Rank d. 1906 · entomologist
  • Wilhelmine Frankl-Rank 1852–1936 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rank,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States487 records

487 records of the Rank name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 169
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 113
  • Other U.S. records 205
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Vernon E. Rank

    Born 1916 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Pittsburgh; secondary school teacher. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Hughesville, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Rank

    Arrived at New York in 1895 aboard the Berlin from Southampton, aged 19; servant. From Finland, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Dennis Robert Rank

    Born 1948; from Adams, Wisconsin. U.S. Army, general vehicle repairman; died in an accident 1969 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 487 records for Rank in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany469 records

469 records of the Rank name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 459
  • German applications to settle and marry 7
  • German emigration and citizenship files 3
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Kurt Rank

    Born 1894; from Neukirchen. Reported taken prisoner in the Saxon casualty list of 29 December 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johann Heinrich Rank

    Left Trogen for Saxony in 1850; day labourer.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Bamberg (CC0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Wilhelm Rank

    Named in an application to settle and marry at Berg in 1848; journeyman weaver.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Bamberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 469 records for Rank in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands261 records

261 records of the Rank name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 163
  • Dutch population registers 78
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 20
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Arie Rank

    Married in 1887 in Oud-Beijerland. Died 1949 in Rotterdam, aged 86.

    Open Archives, Nationaal Archief Rijksarchief Zuid-Holland (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Helene Rank

    Married in 1925 in Amsterdam. Died 1971 in Hoevelaken, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Rank

    Married in 1922 in Rotterdam. Died 1942 in Leiden, aged 49.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 261 records for Rank in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia60 records

60 records of the Rank name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 25
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 25
  • Other Australian records 10
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record William Rank

    Arrived in Victoria in 1861 aboard the Shawmut, aged 30; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Wreghitt Rank

    Gentleman of Heidelberg, Victoria; died 1939.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record James Rank

    Of Sydney, New South Wales; died 1919.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 60 records for Rank in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Rank name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Monk Rank

    Died 1942; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Mary Kathleen Rank

    Born 1922 in Parrsboro, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Wilber Rank

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Rank in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

France4 records

4 records of the Rank name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Roger Rene Rank

    Born 1924 in Morhange; died 1980 in Metz (Moselle).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Berthe Rank

    Born 1909 in Germany; died 2001 in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anne-Marie Louise Rank

    Born 1949 in Paris; died 1982 in Ambilly (Haute-Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Rank in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Rank name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Rank

    Scottish Rif’Les. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. Rank

    Lieutenant. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. Rank

    Lieutenant. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Switzerland1 record

1 record of the Rank name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Heinrich Rank

    Married in 1612 in Stadel, canton of Zürich.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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