Plowden Surname
Approximately 1,736 people bear this surname
Plowden Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plowden,' an estate in Salop The Plowdens of Plowden Hall in that county still exist.
Roger de Ploeden, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1618. Edward Ployden, Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnamePlowden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,581 | 1:229,259 | 22,104 |
| England | 85 | 1:655,507 | 38,035 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 43 | 1:31,720 | 3,224 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 315 | 1:159,424 | 14,594 |
Plowden (23) may also be a first name.
Plowden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plowden,' an estate in Salop The Plowdens of Plowden Hall in that county still exist.
Roger de Ploeden, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1618. Edward Ployden, Salop: Register of the University of Oxford.
An English surname of recent introduction. The name is local from Plowden in Salop.
(English) belonging to Plowden (Salop), 13th cent. Ploeden [the second element is Middle English den(e, Old English denu, a valley: the first is doubtful; but note that the celebrated Marian lawyer Plowden (‘The case is altered, quoth Plowden’: Proverb) was called Ployden by John Fletcher, and that ploy(e was a Middle English variant of plow(e, plough (it was, however, also a rare variant of Middle English pley(e, play]
An estate in Shropshire, which had owners of the same name in the XII. century, when Roger de Plowden was a Crusader under Richard I. His descendants still possess it.
A location name in Salop.
Plowden Demographics
Average Male Plowden Height
172.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Plowden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plowden Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plowden is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Plowden? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 232,523rd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,197,895 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Plowden are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Plowden is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 23 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,581 people, or 1 in 229,259. In The United States Plowden is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 23 percent reside, Maryland, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Plowden exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Trinidad and Tobago, where 2 percent reside.
Plowden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Plowden has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 502 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 236 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plowden Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Plowden last name are 1.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.81% registered with the political party.
The amount Plowden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 339.19% more than the national average, earning R 1,043,680 per year; in United States they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning $41,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $48,528 CAD per year.
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