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Franklin

in New Jersey

There are 1,401 people with the last name "Franklin" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

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Franklin 421
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  1. is 417th most common Kumar
  2. is 418th most common Nichols
  3. is 419th most common Casey
  4. is 420th most common Elliott
  5. is 421st most common Franklin
  6. is 422nd most common Kelley
  7. is 423rd most common Chapman
  8. is 424th most common Gregory
  9. is 425th most common Mccabe

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

William, John, James, Michael, Joseph, Gary, Mary, Patricia, Barbara

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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