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English

in Delaware

There are 165 people with the last name "English" in Delaware.

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Ranking in Delaware

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English 541
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  1. is 537th most common Russo
  2. is 538th most common Welsh
  3. is 539th most common Abrams
  4. is 540th most common Carson
  5. is 541st most common English
  6. is 542nd most common Gaines
  7. is 543rd most common Heath
  8. is 544th most common Macdonald
  9. is 545th most common Poole

Most Common First Names for English

Robert, Michael, William, Ernie, Kevin, Terry, Betty, Bonnie

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 Delaware

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Robert English, DE (5 searches)
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