Plane Surname
Approximately 2,767 people bear this surname
Plane 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 SurnamePlane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 794 | 1:83,656 | 11,876 |
| England | 590 | 1:94,437 | 10,093 |
| United States | 581 | 1:623,854 | 50,382 |
| Australia | 384 | 1:70,301 | 8,321 |
| South Africa | 83 | 1:652,743 | 48,091 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Chile | 28 | 1:629,160 | 15,000 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Senegal | 24 | 1:607,473 | 2,395 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 1:196,884 | 20,367 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Latvia | 9 | 1:227,783 | 22,848 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 333 | 1:73,199 | 8,070 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 110 | 1:456,533 | 32,843 |
The alternate forms: Pläne (8), Plané (3), Plāne (2) & Planè (1) are calculated separately.
Plane (99) may also be a first name.
Plane 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 Plane-Tree [Middle English plane, French plane, platane, Latin platan- us, Greek πλάταν-ος, a plane-tree] Confused with Plain, q.v.
A corruption of Plain.
From the Old Norse, Bleingr; from the German, Plener; in the Domesday Book, Pleines; from the Dutch, Blanes; a personal name.
Plane Demographics
Average Male Plane Height
177.38 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Plane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Plane occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Pläne, Plané, Plāne or Planè. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plane? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 157,975th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,633,735 people. The surname Plane is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Plane are found; 29 percent are found in Western Europe and 29 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 99 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 794 people, or 1 in 83,656. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 45 percent live, Occitanie, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 11 percent live. Apart from France this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.
Plane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Plane has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Plane surname rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 528 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Plane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Plane surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Plane last name are 24.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.72% being registered with the political party.
The amount Plane earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning R 225,372 per year; in United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning $49,553 CAD per year.
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