Plaskett Surname

240,653rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Plaskett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plaskets,' a township in the parish of Falstone, Northumberland (Lower).

1683. Married — Robert Plaskett and Mary Ebsworth: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1761. — Abraham Plasket and Susanna Pocock: St.

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Plaskett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9431:384,36833,876
England3871:143,97413,910
Canada1501:245,63723,369
United States Virgin Islands751:1,472241
Australia301:899,85754,700
Denmark241:235,19618,480
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:124,36411,707
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Plaskett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plaskets,' a township in the parish of Falstone, Northumberland (Lower).

1683. Married — Robert Plaskett and Mary Ebsworth: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1761. — Abraham Plasket and Susanna Pocock: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(N.Eng. orScand.) Dweller at a Swampy Piece of Land [N. and East. Dialectal English plask, a shallow pool; cp. Old English plæsc-Middle Dutch plasch (pron. plask), a puddle, and Dano-Norwegian plaske, to plash: -et(t apparently represents Old English hǽð = Old Norse heið-r, Dano-Norwegian hede, a heath] The palatal form is seen in the West. English ploshett, ‘a swampy meadow.’ Plaskets, Northumberland, situated on the River North Tyne, is variantly Plawsketts and Plashetts.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Plaskets, a township in the parish of Falstone, co. Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Plaskett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plaskett is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaskett? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 240,653rd most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,384,805 people. The surname Plaskett is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Plaskett are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Plaskett is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 943 people, or 1 in 384,368. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 24 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States Plaskett is found in 17 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Plaskett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plaskett has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plaskett last name rose 1,407 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 197 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plaskett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plaskett last name are 1.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.21% registered with the political party.

The amount Plaskett earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 490.64% more than the national average, earning R 1,403,590 per year; in United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,249 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.26% less than the national average, earning $49,554 CAD per year.

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