Plimsoll Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Plimsoll 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.

Plimsoll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Plimsoll 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

Plimsoll Last Name Facts

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

Plimsoll is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Plimsoll click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plimsoll? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plimsoll is the 2,808,717th most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. The last name Plimsoll occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Plimsoll reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 54 percent live and Gauteng, where 46 percent live. Excluding South Africa Plimsoll occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Plimsoll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plimsoll has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Plimsoll surname contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plimsoll Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Plimsoll earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 191.65% more than the national average, earning R 693,072 per year and in United States they earn 202.73% more than the national average, earning $130,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plimsole8818/
Plemsoll880/
Plymsol806/
Plimsaul755/
Plymsell750/
Palmasola714/
Plomosell711/
Palmsly670/
Plumsil670/

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