Plenty Surname

333,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Plenty Surname Definition:

From the German, Plantier; a personal name.

Plenty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
England3171:175,76715,993
Australia2841:95,05510,817
Grenada421:2,584418
Wales281:110,5198,545
Venezuela231:1,313,22118,235
Trinidad and Tobago211:64,9515,118
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Plenty (164) may also be a first name.

Plenty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Plantier; a personal name.

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

Plenty Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plenty occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plenty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plenty is the 333,223rd most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,571,277 people. The last name Plenty is primarily found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Plenty reside; 32 percent reside in North America and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 715,247th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 164 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 358 people, or 1 in 1,012,455. In The United States Plenty is mostly found in: South Dakota, where 16 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 26 percent are found.

Plenty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plenty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plenty last name expanded 407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plenty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plenty last name are 21.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.36% registered with the party.

Plenty earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.51% less than the national average, earning $38,181 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plentyh921/
Plentey921/
Pleanty920/
Plentys920/
Plecenty866/
Plenta8356/
Plenti8321/
Plente832/
Plinty830/
Plechynty801/
Plenter77477/
Plentaj7791/
Plentie7787/
Pleanta7757/
Plentis7742/
Plentes7710/
Plentai777/
Pleynta772/
Pleantă771/
Pleinta771/
Plnta731/
Plenthis7113/
Plhhenti713/
Pleinter710/
Plinta671,245/
Plinte6763/
Plechinte6724/
Plechynte678/
Plynta672/
Plinti671/
Plainte6266/
Plinthi628/
Plintis627/
Plintes623/
Plinter622/
Plynter621/
Pelntes621/
Pillinti5721/
Pläcintä574/
Pillinta571/
Plainter571/
Pellinti571/

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Plenty Reference & Research

Plant Family History Group official website - The official website of the Plant Family History Group including information on Plant origins, meaning, distribution, DNA, journal articles, etc.

Plant FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Plant FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Plenty
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