Plimpton Surname

354,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,026 people bear this surname

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

Plimpton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plympton,' a parish in Devon Sometimes, however, a variant of Plumpton, which see.

Robert de Plimpton, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Simon de Plymptone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Plimpton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0041:361,01532,174
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4121:121,89011,853

Plimpton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plympton,' a parish in Devon Sometimes, however, a variant of Plumpton, which see.

Robert de Plimpton, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Simon de Plymptone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

V. Plympton.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Plympton (homestead with plum trees), in Devonshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Plympton is the name of a market-town and a parish in co. Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Plympton; a location name in Devon.

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

Plimpton Last Name Facts

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

Plimpton occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plimpton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 354,583rd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,102,871 people. The surname Plimpton occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Plimpton are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Plimpton is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,004 people, or 1 in 361,015. In The United States Plimpton is most common in: Nevada, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Plimpton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plimpton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plimpton surname rose 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plimpton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plimpton last name are 3.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.53% being registered with the political party.

Plimpton earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.54% more than the national average, earning $49,854 USD per year.

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