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Franklin

in New York

There are 3,051 people with the last name "Franklin" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

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Franklin 397
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  1. is 393rd most common Gregory
  2. is 394th most common Serrano
  3. is 395th most common Rosado
  4. is 396th most common Daly
  5. is 397th most common Franklin
  6. is 398th most common Banks
  7. is 399th most common Baez
  8. is 400th most common Stephens
  9. is 401st most common Odonnell

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

Robert, James, John, Charles, William, David, Joseph, Barbara, Richard, 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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