Plackett Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Plackett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A sharpened form of Blackett, which see.

1666. Married — William Placket and Elizabeth Hutchinson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Plackett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4371:127,50112,712
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
Australia521:519,14839,018
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland101:535,38220,332
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Denmark61:940,78647,603
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1111:219,59816,839
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Plackett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A sharpened form of Blackett, which see.

1666. Married — William Placket and Elizabeth Hutchinson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

A nickname, with diminutive suff. -e)t, from the French plaque, a patch, badge, etc.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Apparently a diminutive of the French plaque, which Cotgrave defines as "a flat lingot, or barre of mettall also a plate to naile against a wall." A little road-side public-house at Arlington, co. Sussex, a resort for smugglers, formerly bore the name of the "Golden Plackett," - for what reason I could never ascertain; neither can I see how the word can with propriety have become a family name, unless indeed it was borrowed from a sign of the same kind.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Plackett Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plackett occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plackett? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 486,864th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 10,685,551 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Plackett live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 437 people, or 1 in 127,501. In England it is primarily found in: Nottinghamshire, where 17 percent live, Derbyshire, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Plackett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plackett has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Plackett surname expanded 394 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 354 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plackett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plackett surname are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.16% being registered with the party.

Plackett earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 31.34% less than the national average, earning $29,627 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Placket933/
Plackitt8821/
Placke861,891/
Placet86736/
Plaket861/
Plauchett820/
Placker80320/
Phlaket80145/
Plackie8031/
Plachet8016/
Plackey8014/
Plaacke8013/
Plachke803/
Pladket802/
Plyaket801/
Plaucke801/
Plackee801/
Plaucet800/
Place7718,366/
Plake77926/
Plaschke75981/
Plaskitt75468/
Placquet7517/
Pleckitt750/
Plasketh750/
Plaice71484/
Pleace71291/
Plache71255/
Placey71238/
Pleake71188/
Plakke71153/
Pleket7191/
Plaquette7181/
Platke7181/
Placed7179/
Plocke7174/
Plaschkes7134/
Plaske7123/
Plaker7123/
Placka7117/
Placky7116/
Plakit7111/
Plakey718/
Plakie717/
Plagce716/
Plakeh716/
Phlake715/
Placit715/
Placce715/
Playce714/
Plauce713/
Hplace711/
Pliace711/
Plajce711/
Placea711/
Plaqet711/
Placee710/
Plauche671,149/
Plaquet67982/
Plaakie67232/
Plaiche67209/
Plachký67136/
Plasker67122/
Plaskey67100/
Plocker6793/
Phlakit6758/
Plachky6756/
Plattke6734/
Plochet6715/
Pliakes6711/
Plaszke677/
Plockey676/
Pliacka674/
Plaiske674/
Plaikey674/
Pillace674/
Plashke673/
Plakkie673/
Plachki672/
Plotcke672/
Placque671/
Platkes671/
Plaucea671/
Plaucit671/
Pflaker670/
Plaskit670/
Plachey670/

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