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Franklin

in South Dakota

There are 58 people with the last name "Franklin" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

NameRank
Franklin 1,668
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  1. is 1,664th most common Doty
  2. is 1,665th most common Eichstadt
  3. is 1,666th most common Engelhart
  4. is 1,667th most common Erikson
  5. is 1,668th most common Franklin
  6. is 1,669th most common Fuhrer
  7. is 1,670th most common Gehring
  8. is 1,671st most common Hammrich
  9. is 1,672nd most common Hardie

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

Larry, Iva, Mitch, Richard, Todd, Victor, Alice, Alma

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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