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Origin Of The Surname England

Meaning Of The Surname England

Englishman

Interesting Facts About England

This surname is of ultimately German origin. It comes from the Germanic ‘Angles’ which was the name of tribes in north German in around the 5th century. They invaded Britain, bringing with them the name of ‘East Anglia’ which eventually developed to ‘England’. Its use of a surname would have been to distinguish an Englishman from a Celt, most commonly by the border of Scotland and Wales.

England Statistics

England is the number 569 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 17,002 share the surname England in the UK.

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