Plucknett Surname

862,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Plucknett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plukenet'; v. Plunkett, of which it is a variant.

William de Plukenet, Berkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alanus de Plugenet, 50 Henry III: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

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Plucknett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:445,74429,621
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Australia481:562,41041,290
Wales131:238,04114,239
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:175,36214,652
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Plucknett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plukenet'; v. Plunkett, of which it is a variant.

William de Plukenet, Berkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alanus de Plugenet, 50 Henry III: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Alanus de Plukenet, 28 Edward I: ibid.

Elmer Plucknete, 1652: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary (London).

John Plucknet, 1655: ibid.

1735. Married — John Austin and Susanna Plucknett: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) an Anglicized form (Hundred Rolls, Plukenet) of the French Pluquinet: v. under Pluck, and + the French double diminutive suff. -in-et.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Plukenet is found in Holinshed's so-called Battel-Abbey Boll. The name is probably of Norman introduction. Hugh de Plugenet was made a baron by Henry II. The spelling in H.R. is a near approach to the present form, namely, Plokenet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Norman name: Plangenoit, local name, Belgium.

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Plucknett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plucknett is found most frequently in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plucknett? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plucknett is the 862,604th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Plucknett live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Plucknett is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 445,744. In England it is most common in: Isle of Wight, where 14 percent reside, Essex, where 14 percent reside and Greater London, where 12 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Plucknett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plucknett has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Plucknett last name declined 10 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 669 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plucknett Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plucknett last name are 40.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.96% being registered to vote for the party.

Plucknett earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.1% more than the national average, earning $53,117 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plucknette9545/
Plucknet940/
Plicknett891/
Pluknet884/
Pluckner821/
Pluckney820/
Plucner7550/
Ploucner711/
Plukna671/
Phloknit5993/
Phlokna50115/

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