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Franklin

in Maine

There are 144 people with the last name "Franklin" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

NameRank
Franklin 1,448
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  1. is 1,444th most common Wolf
  2. is 1,445th most common Ambrose
  3. is 1,446th most common Boulier
  4. is 1,447th most common Deane
  5. is 1,448th most common Franklin
  6. is 1,449th most common Frey
  7. is 1,450th most common Gauvin
  8. is 1,451st most common Gott
  9. is 1,452nd most common Hinckley

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

Robert, Wayne, Christopher, Gary, Jean, Jeffrey, John, Linda

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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