England Surname

9,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,718 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

England Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Ingland,' either Inge's land, i.e. the land of Inge, a personal name (v. Yonge), or, more probably, the ing-land, i.e. the meadow-land by the stream. 'Ing, a meadow, generally one lying near a river.

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England Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States38,8621:9,3271,130
England11,3871:4,893675
Australia2,8551:9,4561,410
Canada2,6381:13,9672,060
New Zealand7851:5,769952
Nigeria7351:241,01113,988
Wales7191:4,304471
Malawi3661:46,7746,615
Jamaica3281:8,750985
Scotland3221:16,6272,040
South Africa2491:217,58122,863
Northern Ireland1611:11,4601,734
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Ireland1521:30,9802,702
Thailand821:861,443136,584
Norway691:74,52610,434
Zimbabwe571:270,84628,330
India561:13,697,596234,369
France541:1,230,050127,496
Spain541:865,77834,484
Malta481:8,964551
Guernsey441:1,465311
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Portugal381:274,16410,086
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Saint Kitts and Nevis241:2,300360
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Jersey171:5,8351,193
United States Virgin Islands171:6,493987
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
China101:136,732,1577,199
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Israel101:855,76354,181
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines81:14,082855
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2361:18,7712,258
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,7941:4,207623
Wales2151:7,295465
Scotland1231:30,4332,588
Jersey171:3,052493
Guernsey81:4,082713
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4951:9,1391,161

England (1,429) may also be a first name.

England Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Ingland,' either Inge's land, i.e. the land of Inge, a personal name (v. Yonge), or, more probably, the ing-land, i.e. the meadow-land by the stream. 'Ing, a meadow, generally one lying near a river. North'(Haliwell); v. Ing. Nothing to do with England as national territory. But surnames, as shown in hundreds of instances in this dictionary, inevitably tend to imitation.

Alicia de Ingeland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Isabella Ingeland, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus Ingland, 1379: ibid.

Robertas Ingland, 1379: ibid.

1668. Married — Joseph Ingland and Anne Smith: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the national name: cp. the surnames D’Angleterre (‘of England’), also France, in French directories [Old English Englaland, land of the Angles (Engla-, genit. of Engle, Angles] (Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at the Meadow- Land [O.North. and East. English ing, Old Norse eng, a meadow + land] Alicia de Ingeland, A.D. 1379.—Yorks Poll- Tax.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A synonym of English, q.v. Angland is at variant in north Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Dweller at the ing-land or meadow land.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Engelond occurs several times in H.R. as a surname, without any prefix. It seems quite absurd to have adopted the name of one's country while still residing in it, as a family name; but I am inclined to think that it was first given to an Englishman when living in a foreign country, and that he, on his return, continued to use it. Or, England may possibly be the name of some obscure locality of which the family were anciently possessed, just as the Hollands take their name, not from the land of Dutchmen, but from a district of Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Or of England, equivalent to English.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Engelund; from the Swedish, Englund; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of England was represented in this county six centuries ago by Engelond (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Jonathan England, one of the martyrs of the Monmouth rebellion in 1685, was executed at Taunton (W.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Englands of the West Riding belong to a very ancient family of Scot Hall, Potter - Newton, in Leeds parish, in which parish the name still occurs (Th.). The name also occurs in Hunts and Somerset. In the 13th century it was represented by Engelond in Hunts, Bucks, and Norfolk (H. R.). New England is a Northamptonshire hamlet.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

Englund is a surname meaning 'meadow grove'.

- bootylicious202

England Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name England Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name England (Oriya: ଇଂଲ) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name England? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,329th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 120,023 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of England are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. England is also the 206,443rd most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 1,429 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 38,862 people, or 1 in 9,327. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 7 percent are found, Missouri, where 5 percent are found and Kentucky, where 5 percent are found. Beside The United States England is found in 97 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

England Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of England has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 707 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 334 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 262 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 36 percent between 1901 and 2014.

England Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the England last name are 18.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.16% being registered with the party.

The amount England earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.42% less than the national average, earning 323,875 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74% more than the national average, earning R 413,484 per year; in United States they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $41,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,334 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

England Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
England in the Oriya language
ଇଂଲinla-

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