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English

in Illinois

There are 1,268 people with the last name "English" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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English 777
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  1. is 773rd most common Tracy
  2. is 774th most common Daly
  3. is 775th most common Delaney
  4. is 776th most common Fuentes
  5. is 777th most common English
  6. is 778th most common Gallegos
  7. is 779th most common Brock
  8. is 780th most common Buck
  9. is 781st most common Villarreal

Most Common First Names for English

Michael, James, John, Mary, Robert, David, Thomas, Joseph, William, Barbara

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 Illinois

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Michael English, IL (9 searches)
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