Plantagenet Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Panama

Plantagenet Surname Definition:

PLANTAGENET: Foulques, Count of Anjou in the twelfth century, ancestor of a long and illustrious line of English kings, extending from Henry II. to Richard III., going on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, wore in his cap a broom-plant (Planta genesta) in token, it is said, of humility; though why that upright, aspiring shrub should be taken in this emblematical sense, I never could ascertain.

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Plantagenet Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Panama71:558,8949,437
France41:16,605,680368,153
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Plantagenet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

PLANTAGENET: Foulques, Count of Anjou in the twelfth century, ancestor of a long and illustrious line of English kings, extending from Henry II. to Richard III., going on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, wore in his cap a broom-plant (Planta genesta) in token, it is said, of humility; though why that upright, aspiring shrub should be taken in this emblematical sense, I never could ascertain. Henry II., the first of our kings to whom the surname is attributed, used the broom plant as his badge, as also did his successors, Richard Cceur de Lion, and Henry III.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Plantagenet Demographics

Average Plantagenet Salary in
United States

$26,125 USD

Per year
Rank:
1,046,445 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
1.2253E-6
Rank: 1,068,475 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
60.54%
Sample size: 4 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Plantagenet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plantagenet occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plantagenet? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plantagenet is the 3,432,070th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Plantagenet occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Plantagenet are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Plantagenet is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 40 percent live, Essex, where 20 percent live and Norfolk, where 10 percent live. Other than England it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and Panama, where 21 percent live.

Plantagenet Last Name Statistics demography

Plantagenet earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plantagenest9618/
Plantagenett9610/
Plantagennett921/
Plantegenet91192/
Plaantegenet871/
Plante Genet871/
Boulland-Genet642/
Baland-Genot611/

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