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English

in Virginia

There are 1,137 people with the last name "English" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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English 656
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  1. is 652nd most common Rollins
  2. is 653rd most common Braxton
  3. is 654th most common Newcomb
  4. is 655th most common Pratt
  5. is 656th most common English
  6. is 657th most common Overstreet
  7. is 658th most common Wynn
  8. is 659th most common Church
  9. is 660th most common Gonzales

Most Common First Names for English

Robert, William, John, James, Mary, Susan, Charles, David, Edward, Barbara

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 Virginia

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Robert English, VA (9 searches)
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