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English

in Indiana

There are 709 people with the last name "English" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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English 910
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  1. is 906th most common Witt
  2. is 907th most common Elder
  3. is 908th most common Frost
  4. is 909th most common Jeffers
  5. is 910th most common English
  6. is 911th most common Kincaid
  7. is 912th most common Rollins
  8. is 913th most common Fish
  9. is 914th most common Kinney

Most Common First Names for English

William, John, James, Robert, Mary, Michael, David, Donna, Susan, Charles

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 Indiana

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William English, IN (9 searches)
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