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Franklin

in Virginia

There are 3,065 people with the last name "Franklin" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Franklin 200
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  1. is 196th most common Hart
  2. is 197th most common Dalton
  3. is 198th most common Farmer
  4. is 199th most common Snyder
  5. is 200th most common Franklin
  6. is 201st most common Harper
  7. is 202nd most common Pierce
  8. is 203rd most common Arnold
  9. is 204th most common Byrd

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

John, James, William, Robert, Mary, David, Richard, Charles, George

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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