Plampin Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Plampin Surname Definition:

Local or nick. For meaning of the name 'Papillon,' of which these are corruptions, v. Papillon. The following in Halliwell's Dictionary, may, however, prove that a different application of the word gave them existence. 'Pampilion, a coat of different colours, formerly worn by servants.

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Plampin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
England811:687,87739,238
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631

Plampin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local or nick. For meaning of the name 'Papillon,' of which these are corruptions, v. Papillon. The following in Halliwell's Dictionary, may, however, prove that a different application of the word gave them existence. 'Pampilion, a coat of different colours, formerly worn by servants. It occurs with this explanation in Hollyband's Dictionarie, 1593. There was a kind of fur so called.' If a cant name for a servitor attired in butterfly colours, then Pamphilon and Pamplin are nicknames. But the local origin seems the more probable, for which v. Papillon.

Miriel Pampilwn, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Godfrey Paunphilon, Close Rolls 33 Edward I.

Galfridus Pamphilun, 34 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

1603. Married — William Mandesford and Margaret Pamplyn: Marriage Lic. (London).

Edward Pamphilon, 1710: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).

1767. — Thomas Simmons and Esther Pamphilon: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From the Flemish, Blampain; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Plampin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plampin is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Plampin.

How Common Is The Last Name Plampin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,281,391st most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. Plampin is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Plampin reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States Plampin is primarily concentrated in: Colorado, where 38 percent are found, Washington, where 18 percent are found and Illinois, where 12 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 46 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Plampin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plampin has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Plampin surname increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plampin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plampin surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 59.26% being registered with the party.

Plampin earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,073 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plamping9328/
Plampion930/
Planpin861/
Plampeng8059/
Planpijn802/
Plabin7730/
Plompen71799/
Plabina716/
Planpen713/
Plabing712/
Pillaivn673/
Planpeng671/
Plianpeng636/
Pleanpeng632/
Plainpeng631/
Plaben625/
Plabyon571/
Plattbend500/

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