Frankland

See also: Frank-land

English

Alternative forms

• Frank-land

Etymology

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

Frankland (countable and uncountable, plural Franklands)

1. 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.

2. (rare) France
3. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Frankland is the 37341^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Frankland is most common among White (93.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frankland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 598.