Given name & surname
England
“land of the Angles”
England is a surname from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
England goes back to a word meaning “land of the Angles.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
England comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, built from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- + *-om.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
England through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 320
- 60 boys · 260 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 26 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 295 as a first name in 2020; 28,381 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
England’s family of names
In English usage, England as a surname has a related form in CRITCHLEY. In English usage, England as a surname has a related form in HORSFIELD. In English usage, England as a surname has a related form in LISBY.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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