Plues Surname
Approximately 213 people bear this surname
Plues Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap- Lewis (Welsh), whence Plewis, Plews, now found also as Plues. One of these latter tells me his great grandfather wrote it Plews; compare Price, Pritchard, Ployd, &c. I lack absolute proof of the above derivation.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 161 | 1:2,251,298 | 140,756 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Plues Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. Ap- Lewis (Welsh), whence Plewis, Plews, now found also as Plues. One of these latter tells me his great grandfather wrote it Plews; compare Price, Pritchard, Ployd, &c. I lack absolute proof of the above derivation.
Griffin Lewys, or Lews, 1518: Register of the University of Oxford.
1792. Married — Thomas Plews and Charlotte Boyce: St. George, Hanover Square.
1802. — Michael Francis Plues and Mary Birley: ibid.
V. Plews.
Plues Demographics
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Plues Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plues Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Plues is found most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plues? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,133,308th most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 34,213,831 people. The last name Plues is primarily found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Plues are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 161 people, or 1 in 2,251,298. In The United States Plues is most numerous in: Ohio, where 47 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live and Arizona, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Plues Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Plues has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plues surname expanded 1,238 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plues Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Plues last name are 17.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.83% being registered with the political party.
Plues earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.33% less than the national average, earning $39,988 USD per year.
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