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Franklin

in Washington DC

There are 221 people with the last name "Franklin" in Washington DC.

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Franklin 193
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  1. is 189th most common Kim
  2. is 190th most common Gardner
  3. is 191st most common Rice
  4. is 192nd most common Jacobs
  5. is 193rd most common Franklin
  6. is 194th most common Burton
  7. is 195th most common Frazier
  8. is 196th most common Andrews
  9. is 197th most common Burke

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

Barbara, Charles, Edward, Jennifer, John, Kevin, Lorraine

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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