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English

in Arkansas

There are 617 people with the last name "English" in Arkansas.

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Ranking in Arkansas

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English 544
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  1. is 540th most common Haley
  2. is 541st most common Vaughan
  3. is 542nd most common Everett
  4. is 543rd most common Weeks
  5. is 544th most common English
  6. is 545th most common Kendrick
  7. is 546th most common Kirk
  8. is 547th most common Tanner
  9. is 548th most common Whitehead

Most Common First Names for English

James, Linda, Mary, Robert, Thomas, David, Larry, Elizabeth, George, Brian

Meaning & History

English: from Old English Englisc. The word had originally distinguished Angles (see Engel) from Saxons and other Germanic peoples in the British Isles, but by the time surnames were being acquired it no longer had this meaning. Its frequency as an English surname is somewhat surprising. It may have been commonly used in the early Middle Ages as a distinguishing epithet for an Anglo-Saxon in areas where the culture was not predominantly English—for example the Danelaw area, Scotland, and parts of Wales—or as a distinguishing name after 1066 for a non-Norman in the regions of most intensive Norman settlement. However, explicit evidence for these assumptions is lacking, and at the present day the surname is fairly evenly distributed throughout the country.

Irish: see Golightly.

Recent Searches for "English" in Arkansas

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James English, AR (7 searches)
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