Plain Surname
Approximately 3,199 people bear this surname
Plain Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the plane-tree,' from residence thereby; compare Box, Maple, Ash, Oak, Birch, Birk, &c.
Gilbert Plane, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1581. William Playne and Mary Lusher: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnamePlain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,597 | 1:226,962 | 21,928 |
| France | 355 | 1:187,106 | 29,101 |
| Canada | 298 | 1:123,643 | 12,947 |
| England | 266 | 1:209,466 | 18,018 |
| Australia | 240 | 1:112,482 | 12,520 |
| India | 108 | 1:7,102,457 | 156,472 |
| Scotland | 65 | 1:82,366 | 6,014 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:154,727 | 10,755 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 110 | 1:221,594 | 16,923 |
| Scotland | 71 | 1:52,721 | 3,555 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 287 | 1:174,978 | 15,686 |
Plain (139) may also be a first name.
Plain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the plane-tree,' from residence thereby; compare Box, Maple, Ash, Oak, Birch, Birk, &c.
Gilbert Plane, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1581. William Playne and Mary Lusher: Marriage Lic. (London).
1797. Married — William Plane and Louise Middlecott: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Plain or Level [French plain(e, a plain, lea, heath; Latin plan-um, a plain] Confused with Plane, q.v.
PLAINE From residence at a plain, common, or level unenclosed ground.
A corruption of Plain.
Plain Demographics
Average Plain Salary in
United States
$43,146 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Plain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Plain (Arabic: جلية) is found most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Plain.
How Common Is The Last Name Plain? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 139,654th most commonly occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,278,070 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Plain are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Plain is also the 784,558th most common first name at a global level It is held by 139 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,597 people, or 1 in 226,962. In The United States Plain is most numerous in: Nevada, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Plain exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Plain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Plain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plain surname expanded 556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Plain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Plain surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Plain last name are 5.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.98% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Plain earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.39% less than the national average, earning $46,510 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Plain Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plain in the Arabic language | ||
| جلية | jlyt | - |
| جليه | jlyh | - |
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