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Franklin

in Iowa

There are 600 people with the last name "Franklin" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Franklin 406
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  1. is 402nd most common Mcfarland
  2. is 403rd most common Willis
  3. is 404th most common Conner
  4. is 405th most common Kinney
  5. is 406th most common Franklin
  6. is 407th most common Boyer
  7. is 408th most common Clayton
  8. is 409th most common Huber
  9. is 410th most common Gates

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

John, Michael, Larry, Mary, Richard, Robert, Barbara, David, Linda, James

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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