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English

in Oregon

There are 444 people with the last name "English" in Oregon.

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Ranking in Oregon

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English 783
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  1. is 779th most common Singh
  2. is 780th most common Stratton
  3. is 781st most common Miner
  4. is 782nd most common Braun
  5. is 783rd most common English
  6. is 784th most common Bradshaw
  7. is 785th most common Mooney
  8. is 786th most common Massey
  9. is 787th most common David

Most Common First Names for English

John, Robert, David, Mark, James, Scott, Elizabeth, Matthew, Alice, Amy

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 Oregon

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John English, OR (9 searches)
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