How common is the surname Franklyn?

709 people in the United States had the surname Franklyn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 435,466 Americans. It ranked 32,438th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Franklyn?

Harold Franklyn, British Army General (1885–1963), followed by Sabina Franklyn.

Where is the surname Franklyn most common?

Wikidata records people named Franklyn in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Franklyn getting more or less common?

More common. 660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 709 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname Franklyn

A Norman surname, carried by 709 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Franklyn is more common than 80% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

From Middle English Frankeleyn, Frankelein, from Middle English frankeleyn, frankelein, frankelyng (“a landowner, freeman, gentleman”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein, of obscure formation; probably from Medieval Latin francus (“free”) + Old French -lenc (“-ling”). By surface analysis, frank + -ling.

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 709 people named Franklyn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 435,466 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 660.

#32,438

rank among US surnames

709

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #32,782)

Who is named Franklyn

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

52% of people named Franklyn identified as Black (not Hispanic), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 3.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Franklyns

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harold Franklyn
British Army General (1885–1963)
Sabina Franklyn
British actress, born 1954

Notable Franklyns come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Franklyn

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

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Franklyn come from?: From Middle English Frankeleyn, Frankelein, from Middle English frankeleyn, frankelein, frankelyng (“a landowner, freeman, gentleman”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein, of obscure formation; probably from Medieval Latin francus (“free”) + Old French -lenc (“-ling”). By surface analysis, frank + -ling.
How common is the surname Franklyn?: 709 people in the United States had the surname Franklyn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 435,466 Americans. It ranked 32,438th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Franklyn?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Franklyn identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Franklyn?: Harold Franklyn, British Army General (1885–1963), followed by Sabina Franklyn.
Where is the surname Franklyn most common?: Wikidata records people named Franklyn in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Franklyn getting more or less common?: More common. 660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 709 in 2010, up 7.4%.