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Franklin

in Tennessee

There are 4,045 people with the last name "Franklin" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

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Franklin 133
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  1. is 129th most common Lowe
  2. is 130th most common Watkins
  3. is 131st most common Hale
  4. is 132nd most common Cunningham
  5. is 133rd most common Franklin
  6. is 134th most common Pierce
  7. is 135th most common Tate
  8. is 136th most common Byrd
  9. is 137th most common Nichols

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

James, John, David, Robert, Charles, Michael, Mary, William, Jerry

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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