Plantegenest Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Plantegenest Surname User-submission:

Plantegenest is a rare French surname that can be mostly found in Normandy. It is derived from the Old French botanical term 'plante genest,' referring to the yellow-flowered broom shrub and was a medieval sobriquet. It is directly related to the legendary medieval English surname 'Plantagenet,' and still experiences sporadic occurrence as this surname today due to its popular history.

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Plantegenest 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
France2621:253,52239,145
Saint Pierre and Miquelon91:711158
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Plantegenest Surname Meaning

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Plantegenest is a rare French surname that can be mostly found in Normandy. It is derived from the Old French botanical term 'plante genest,' referring to the yellow-flowered broom shrub and was a medieval sobriquet. It is directly related to the legendary medieval English surname 'Plantagenet,' and still experiences sporadic occurrence as this surname today due to its popular history.

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Plantegenest Demographics

Average Plantegenest Salary in
United States

$70,583 USD

Per year
Rank:
103,812 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.48283E-6
Rank: 882,951 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
163.57%
Sample size: 3 (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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Plantegenest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plantegenest occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plantegenest? popularity and diffusion

Plantegenest is the 942,947th most commonly held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Plantegenest live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Plantegenest is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 262 people, or 1 in 253,522. In France Plantegenest is primarily found in: Normandy, where 66 percent are found, Brittany, where 13 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Barring France Plantegenest occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Plantegenest Last Name Statistics demography

Plantegenest earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 63.58% more than the national average, earning $70,583 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
Plantegenet96192/
Plantagenest9218/
Plaantegenet921/

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