Frankland
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See also: Frank-land
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Fronc-lond, from Old English Francland (“Land of the Franks, France”), equivalent to Frank + land. Cognate with Icelandic Frakkland (“France”).
Proper noun
[edit]Frankland (countable and uncountable, plural Franklands)
- The land or realm of the Franks
- 1884, John Richard Green, The conquest of England:
- It fell above all on Northern Frankland, and soon the Scheldt, the Meuse, and the Rhine were full of pirate squadrons.
- (rare, puristic) France
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Frankland is the 37341st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Frankland is most common among White (93.47%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frankland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 598.
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