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Franklin

in Pennsylvania

There are 2,118 people with the last name "Franklin" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Franklin 424
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  1. is 420th most common Buck
  2. is 421st most common Conway
  3. is 422nd most common Lynn
  4. is 423rd most common Reyes
  5. is 424th most common Franklin
  6. is 425th most common Charles
  7. is 426th most common Golden
  8. is 427th most common Donnelly
  9. is 428th most common Mcguire

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

William, John, Robert, James, Charles, Michael, Richard, David, Donald, Patricia

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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