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English

in Massachusetts

There are 760 people with the last name "English" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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English 981
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  1. is 977th most common Silverman
  2. is 978th most common Barrows
  3. is 979th most common Guarino
  4. is 980th most common Moreira
  5. is 981st most common English
  6. is 982nd most common Mcbride
  7. is 983rd most common Barboza
  8. is 984th most common Beaudoin
  9. is 985th most common Dipietro

Most Common First Names for English

Robert, John, James, Thomas, Brian, David, Michael, Paul, William, Mary

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 Massachusetts

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Robert English, MA (9 searches)
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