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    The surname Frankland

    An English surname, carried by 597 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex F652

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Frankland is more common than 77% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

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

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 597 people named Frankland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 517,162 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 584.

    #37,341
    rank among US surnames
    597
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.2%
    change since 2000 (was #36,232)

    Who is named Frankland

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Frankland identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Franklands

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

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    Surnames that sound like Frankland

    Frankland has the Soundex code F652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F652.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Frankland come from?
    From Middle English Fronc-lond, from Old English Francland (“Land of the Franks, France”). Cognate with Icelandic Frakkland (“France”). Frank + land.
    How common is the surname Frankland?
    597 people in the United States had the surname Frankland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 517,162 Americans. It ranked 37,341st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Frankland?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Frankland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Frankland?
    Rosemarie Frankland, Beauty pageant contestant, actress (1943–2000), followed by Percy F. Frankland.
    Where is the surname Frankland most common?
    Wikidata records people named Frankland in the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Frankland getting more or less common?
    More common. 584 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 597 in 2010, up 2.2%.