Plimsaul Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Plimsaul Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plemonstall', a parish about four miles from Chester. From Plimstall to Plimsoll would be an easy stage. I have no certain proof of this.

Plimsaul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Plimsaul Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plemonstall', a parish about four miles from Chester. From Plimstall to Plimsoll would be an easy stage. I have no certain proof of this.

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

( English ) belonging to Plemstall or Plemonstall (Chesh.) = Plegmund’s Place [Old English st(e)all, a place: the pers. name is a compound of Old English plega, play, sport, and mund, protector] A form of this name a.d. 1326-7 was Pleymundestowe [Old English stow, a place] A Plegmund was Archbishop of Canterbury a.d. 890-914.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Plemstall or Plemonstall; a location name in Cheshire.

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

Plimsaul Last Name Facts

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

Plimsaul is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plimsaul? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Plimsaul is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Plimsaul reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England it is most numerous in: Leicestershire, where 40 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 20 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 20 percent reside.

Plimsaul Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plimsaul has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plimsoll7548/
Palmsalu7519/
Plimsole7518/
Polmsala751/
Plumsale750/
Belimasal711/
Plymsol676/
Palmsly670/
Plumsil670/
Plemsoll630/

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