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English

in Rhode Island

There are 60 people with the last name "English" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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English 2,391
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  1. is 2,387th most common Depetrillo
  2. is 2,388th most common Difilippo
  3. is 2,389th most common Dinobile
  4. is 2,390th most common Eastman
  5. is 2,391st most common English
  6. is 2,392nd most common Folco
  7. is 2,393rd most common Frappier
  8. is 2,394th most common Garrett
  9. is 2,395th most common Giannini

Most Common First Names for English

Marcie, Mary, John, Donna, Edwin, James, Michael, Michelle, Richard

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 Rhode Island

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Marcie English, RI (4 searches)
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