Plimmer Surname

238,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Plimmer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the plumber'; a variant of Plummer (q.v). compare Plimpton for Plumpton, or Plimley for Plumley.

1780. Married — James Plimmer and Jane Talbot: St. George, Hanover Square.

Plimmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0961:50,8386,290
New Zealand2641:17,1532,999
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Canada571:646,41452,764
Australia431:627,80744,139
Wales321:96,7047,743
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
East Timor11:1,215,928507
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3361:72,5468,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Plimmer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the plumber'; a variant of Plummer (q.v). compare Plimpton for Plumpton, or Plimley for Plumley.

1780. Married — James Plimmer and Jane Talbot: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Probably the same as Plummer, i.e., Plumber.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Plimmer Last Name Facts

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

Plimmer (Russian: Плиммер) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plimmer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plimmer is the 238,377th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 4,332,667 people. The last name Plimmer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Plimmer live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

Plimmer is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,096 people, or 1 in 50,838. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 24 percent live, Staffordshire, where 12 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent live. Other than England this surname is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Plimmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plimmer has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Plimmer surname grew 326 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 822 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plimmer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Plimmer surname are 8.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.26% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Plimmer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 26.58% more than the national average, earning $54,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.87% more than the national average, earning $57,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plimmerr930/
Plimer9287/
Plummer8650,275/
Pluimer86232/
Plaimer86184/
Pleimer8681/
Plümmer8618/
Plimier8613/
Plemmer8610/
Plymmer861/
Plime830/
Pluimert8082/
Pleimert8011/
Pflummer805/
Pluummer801/
Pllummer800/
Plumer772,262/
Plümer771,349/
Plemer7774/
Plymer778/
Plimey773/
Plimee771/
Plimma770/
Plimir770/
Pluijmert7580/
Pellimger751/
Plumier71566/
Pluemer71373/
Pleimes7142/
Pluimes7122/
Plaimee7113/
Plühmer7111/
Pleumer712/
Plemert712/
Plémert711/
Ploymer711/
Pillime711/
Pflümer711/
Plaimet711/
Pluumer711/
Plumeer711/
Phlumer710/
Pleamer710/
Plymier710/
Pllemer710/
Pleymer710/
Plesmer710/
Plymere710/
Plemier710/
Pillemer67141/
Pluymert6757/
Plima6726/
Pleme6712/
Pfleumer678/
Plyme673/
Phlaimee672/
Plimi671/
Pleimess671/

Plimmer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plimmer in the Russian language
Плиммерplimmer-

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Plimmer Reference & Research

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

Plummer 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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