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View Surname: Franklin


FRANKLIN
SOURCE: Occupation
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: FRANGK-lin   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from Middle English frankelin meaning "freeman". It denoted a landowner of free but not noble birth, from Old French franc meaning "free".



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