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English

in New Hampshire

There are 171 people with the last name "English" in New Hampshire.

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Ranking in New Hampshire

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English 997
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  1. is 993rd most common Mailhot
  2. is 994th most common Peabody
  3. is 995th most common Whalen
  4. is 996th most common Atwood
  5. is 997th most common English
  6. is 998th most common Frye
  7. is 999th most common Mansfield
  8. is 1,000th most common Stoddard
  9. is 1,001st most common Chamberlin

Most Common First Names for English

John, Daniel, Michael, Sandra, Toni, Amy, David, Glenn, Joseph

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 New Hampshire

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