Plastow Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Plastow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the playstow,' i.e. playground, the place set apart for games and sports; Middle English slowe, a place (compare Chepstow, Stowmarket, &c). There are several parishes called Plaistow (v.

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Plastow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4751:117,30111,949
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Canada771:478,51441,057
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Australia411:658,43245,385
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Scotland141:382,41616,471
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1851:131,75912,175
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Plastow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the playstow,' i.e. playground, the place set apart for games and sports; Middle English slowe, a place (compare Chepstow, Stowmarket, &c). There are several parishes called Plaistow (v. Crockford), all of similar origin.

Robert atte Pleistowe, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de la Pleystowe, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John de la Playstowe, Wiltshire, ibid.

Gunilda Attepaleystowe, Close Rolls, 6 Edward I.

1760. Married — John Welch and Mary Plaistow: St. George, Hanover Square.

1783. — Matthew Plestowe and Charlotte Houghton: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Plastow or Plaistow ( Surrey, Sussex, Essex, Kent, etc) = the Playground, Athletic Grounds, Amphitheatre [O. Englishplegstów] Nicholas de la Pleystowe.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

PLAYSTOW: In medieval times, most large parishes had their play-stow, playsted, or locus ludorum, for the recreation of the inhabitants. At Selborne, co. Hants, it was corrupted to Plestor.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Plaistow; a location name in Derbyshire, Essex, Kent, Sussex.

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

Plastow Last Name Facts

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

Plastow occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Plastow.

How Common Is The Last Name Plastow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 404,308th most common surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,405,474 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Plastow live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 475 people, or 1 in 117,301. In England Plastow is most numerous in: Greater London, where 22 percent reside, Lincolnshire, where 8 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Plastow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plastow has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Plastow last name grew 257 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plastow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Plastow surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Plastow last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Plastow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.37% more than the national average, earning R 613,980 per year; in United States they earn 9.82% more than the national average, earning $47,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.99% more than the national average, earning $70,545 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaistow93205/
Plasstow931/
Platow92264/
Plaistowe88184/
Plastov86116/
Plathow865/
Plattow862/
Plastova8092/
Plastoff801/
Platov773,715/
Platof7766/
Plotow771/
Platova713,041/
Plothow71193/
Platoff7185/
Plyatov7131/
Plathof7112/
Plestov716/
Plodtow714/
Platoov712/
Platuov711/
Plostov711/
Platovs711/
Plyatova6749/
Platteuw6739/
Pleshtov6710/
Pleistov671/
Platthof671/
Platthoff6334/
Plotov62115/
Plotova5783/
Plyotov5725/
Plattaf5713/
Plataff572/
Plodtov571/
Plotovs571/
Platavs571/
Plyotova532/
Plattaff531/

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