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Franklin

in Illinois

There are 3,958 people with the last name "Franklin" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Franklin 189
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  1. is 185th most common Black
  2. is 186th most common Snyder
  3. is 187th most common Grant
  4. is 188th most common Willis
  5. is 189th most common Franklin
  6. is 190th most common Carroll
  7. is 191st most common Armstrong
  8. is 192nd most common Lane
  9. is 193rd most common Hunter

Similar Names and Nicknames

Francis, Frank, Franco, Franks, Francisco, Francois, France, Franz, Frantz, Franke

Most Common First Names for Franklin

James, Robert, Michael, David, Mary, William, John, Charles, Richard, Barbara

Meaning & History

English: status name from Middle English frankelin ‘franklin’, a technical term of the feudal system, from Anglo-Norman French franc ‘free’ (see Frank 2) + the Germanic suffix -ling. The status of the franklin varied somewhat according to time and place in medieval England; in general, he was a free man and a holder of fairly extensive areas of land, a gentleman ranked above the main body of minor freeholders but below a knight or a member of the nobility.

The surname is also borne by Jews, in which case it represents an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames.

In modern times, this has been used to Americanize François, the French form of Francis.

FOREBEARS The American statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) was the son of Josiah Franklin, a chandler (dealer in soap and candles), who had emigrated in about 1682 from Ecton, Northamptonshire, to Boston, MA, where his son was born.

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