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Franklin

in Rhode Island

There are 167 people with the last name "Franklin" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Franklin 760
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  1. is 756th most common Avila
  2. is 757th most common Bernardo
  3. is 758th most common Braga
  4. is 759th most common Florio
  5. is 760th most common Franklin
  6. is 761st most common Mccaffrey
  7. is 762nd most common Munoz
  8. is 763rd most common Dufresne
  9. is 764th most common Gustafson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

Michael, Nancy, Leslie, Eric, Leah, James, Kenneth, Robert

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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