# English (surname)

English is an English surname.
The name is attested from the 12th century. From parts of Great Britain near the borders of England with Scotland and Wales, it may have been applied to people who spoke English, or to distinguish people of English ancestry from Celts, while from the interior of England it may have referred to people who were English rather than Norman French in ancestry. In other parts of Europe it may have been given to travellers from England. In Ireland the name is of Norman origin and had been brought to the country in the twelfth century.

## People

Notable people with the surname include:
* Alex English (born 1954), American basketball player
* Arthur English (1919–1995), English actor and comedian
* Bill English (born 1961), New Zealand politician and Prime Minister
* Bill English (actor) (born 1980), American actor
* Bradford English (born 1943), American actor
* CariDee English (born 1984), American model
* Carl English (born 1981), Canadian basketball player and manager
* David English (cricketer) (1946–2022), British cricketer and actor
* Diane English (born 1948), American film director
* Evan English, Australian filmmaker, co-writer and producer of 1988 film Ghosts… of the Civil Dead
* Ernest English (1874–1941), British soldier, cricketer and actor
* Fanita English (1916–2022), Romanian-born American psychoanalyst and psychotherapist
* Felix English (born 1992), British-born Irish racing cyclist
* George English (disambiguation), multiple people
* Gerald English (1925–2019), English-Australian singer
* Glenn English (born 1940), American politician
* Grace English (1891–1956), English artist
* Harris English (born 1989), American golfer
* Isaac English (born 1971), Scottish footballer
* Jack English (disambiguation), multiple people
* James English (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jane English (born 1942), American physicist, photographer, journalist and translator
* Jane English (politician) (born 1940), American politician from Arkansas
* Joe English (disambiguation), multiple people
* John English (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jo Jo English (born 1970), American NBA basketball player, top scorer in the 1999-2000 Israel Basketball League
* Jon English (1949–2016), Australian singer and actor
* Joseph English (disambiguation), multiple people
* Karan English (born 1949), American politician
* Katreeya English (born 1976), Thai singer and actress
* Kim English (1970–2019), American singer
* Kim English (basketball) (born 1988), American former basketball player and coach
* Logan English (1928–1983), American singer, poet and actor
* Mark English (athlete) (born 1993), Irish middle-distance runner
* Matty English (born 1997), English rugby league footballer
* Michael English (disambiguation), multiple people
* Mitch English (born 1969), American talk show host
* Nicky English (born 1962), Irish hurler
* Paul English (drummer) (1932–2020), American country drummer
* Paul M. English (born 1963), American computer businessman
* Phil English (born 1956), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
* Richard English (born 1963), Northern Irish historian
* Richard English (cricketer), English cricketer
* Robert English (disambiguation), multiple people
* Roger Guy English (born 1950), American businessman and world record holder
* Ron English (American football) (born 1968), American football coach
* Ron English (artist) (born 1959), American artist
* Scott English (1937–2018), American songwriter and record producer
* Scott English (basketball) (born 1950), American basketball player
* Terence English (born 1932), English cardiac surgeon
* Terry English, English armourer
* Theo English (1930–2021), Irish hurler
* Thomas English (disambiguation), several people
* Tony English (born 1966), English footballer
* William English (disambiguation), multiple people
* Woody English (1906–1997), American baseball player

## Fictional characters

* Jake English, in the web-comic Homestuck
* Johnny English, British spy in the Johnny English film series