# Frankland (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/frankland/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 597 |
| US rank (2010) | 37,341 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 517,162 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (584 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Fronc-lond, from Old English Francland (“Land of the Franks, France”). Cognate with Icelandic Frakkland (“France”). Frank + land.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Frankland in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Frankland in the United Kingdom.

## People named Frankland

- Rosemarie Frankland, Beauty pageant contestant, actress (1943–2000)
- Percy F. Frankland, British chemist (1858–1946)

## Similar surnames

Franklin, Franco, Frank, Franks, France, Franz, Frankel, Franke, Franzen, Franck, Franko, Fransen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.