• Frank-land

FromMiddle EnglishFronc-lond, fromOld EnglishFrancland(“Land of the Franks, France”), equivalent toFrank +‎land. Cognate withIcelandicFrakkland(“France”).

Frankland (countable anduncountable,pluralFranklands)

1. The land or realm of theFranks
   • 1884, John Richard Green,The conquest of England:

     It fell above all on NorthernFrankland, and soon the Scheldt, the Meuse, and the Rhine were full of pirate squadrons.

2. (rare,puristic)France
3. Asurname from Middle English.

• 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.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frankland”, inDictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York:Oxford University Press,→ISBN,page598.