Plevin Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Plevin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blethyn,' a Welsh personal name. The usual patronymic is Blevin, but Plevin is not without representatives (v. Blevin and Blethyn); compare Pinnion and Benyon, Pumphrey and Boumphrey, also Welsh surnames.

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Plevin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:294,80522,579
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
France591:1,125,809120,603
Wales301:103,1518,167
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Plevin (21) may also be a first name.

Plevin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blethyn,' a Welsh personal name. The usual patronymic is Blevin, but Plevin is not without representatives (v. Blevin and Blethyn); compare Pinnion and Benyon, Pumphrey and Boumphrey, also Welsh surnames.

Alice Plethin, alias Mayo, of the city of Chester, 1670: Wills at Chester.

William Plevin, of Kinnerton, 1685: ibid. (1681-1700).

The Manchester Courier, October 26, 1886, announces the marriage of 'George James, son of the late James Plevin, Nantwich to Rhoda,' &c. Nantwich is near the Welsh border.

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

(French) Pledge [Old French plevine, a pledge; from Old French plevir, to pledge]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Plevin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plevin (Marathi: ेवीन, Russian: Плевин) is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plevin? popularity and diffusion

Plevin is the 549,140th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 12,521,557 people. The last name Plevin is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Plevin live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 40 percent live in British Isles. Plevin is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 294,805. In England Plevin is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 35 percent reside, Cheshire, where 14 percent reside and West Midlands, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 13 percent reside.

Plevin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plevin has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Plevin last name expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 8,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plevin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Plevin are 2.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Plevin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.77% more than the national average, earning $50,384 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.65% less than the national average, earning $47,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pleavin92372/
Plevina9288/
Pillevin863/
Pellevin862/
Pleven83211/
Pelvin83209/
Plavin83203/
Pilvin8385/
Plovin8365/
Plevén835/
Plyavin77102/
Phelvin7753/
Plevent7739/
Pelvine7718/
Pilwein7717/
Pilvein7713/
Pylevyn7713/
Pilving7713/
Pelving777/
Philvin775/
Pleuven773/
Pelvina771/
Pilvina771/
Plyovin771/
Pelvion771/
Pillwein71271/
Pellevoisin7196/
Pellving7115/
Pillvein712/
Pehlvion711/
Plėvienė711/
Pilven67256/
Plavyn6723/
Pelven6715/
Pelvén6712/
Plaven6712/
Plavén676/
Pelvoisin674/
Plowen673/
Pléven671/
Pellevent671/
Pluene671/
Pluine670/

Plevin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plevin in the Marathi language
ेवीनevina-
Plevin in the Russian language
Плевинplevin-

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Plevin Reference & Research

Blevins DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Blevins 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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