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Franklin

in West Virginia

There are 441 people with the last name "Franklin" in West Virginia.

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Ranking in West Virginia

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Franklin 613
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  1. is 609th most common Sutton
  2. is 610th most common Britton
  3. is 611th most common Cutright
  4. is 612th most common Hurley
  5. is 613th most common Franklin
  6. is 614th most common Ingram
  7. is 615th most common Bays
  8. is 616th most common Sprouse
  9. is 617th most common Garrison

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Franklin

James, William, Michael, Richard, Curtis, David, John, Patricia, Barbara, Charles

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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