Plumb Surname
Approximately 14,070 people bear this surname
Plumb Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the plum,' i.e. plum-tree (v. Plumptre); compare Crabb and Crabtree. The 'b' in Plumb and Plumbe is, of course, excrescent.
Richard Plumbe, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnamePlumb Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,104 | 1:59,381 | 7,019 |
| England | 5,054 | 1:11,025 | 1,624 |
| Australia | 1,081 | 1:24,973 | 3,406 |
| Canada | 764 | 1:48,227 | 5,857 |
| Romania | 598 | 1:33,575 | 4,279 |
| Wales | 147 | 1:21,051 | 2,237 |
| Scotland | 99 | 1:54,079 | 4,572 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,093 | 1:11,646 | 1,775 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,723 | 1:29,146 | 3,547 |
Plumb (28) may also be a first name.
Plumb Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the plum,' i.e. plum-tree (v. Plumptre); compare Crabb and Crabtree. The 'b' in Plumb and Plumbe is, of course, excrescent.
Richard Plumbe, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Symon Plumbe, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Agnes Plombe of Woodbank, spinster, 1500: Wills at Chester.
Robert Plumb, of Wavertree, 1618: ibid.
(English) Dweller by a Plum-Tree [Q.E.plúme] (French-Latin) a nickname, or trade-name, from the French plume, a feather, plume [Latin pluma] The b in forms of this name is the common post-m labial intrusion.
In France, the surname is also found with the diminutive suff. -et (Plumet).
Plumb Demographics
Average Plumb Salary in
United States
$45,602 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Plumb Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plumb Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plumb is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Plumb? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 37,414th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 517,949 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Plumb reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name Plumb is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 6,104 people, or 1 in 59,381. In The United States Plumb is mostly concentrated in: California, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 6 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States Plumb exists in 44 countries. It is also common in England, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Plumb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Plumb has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plumb surname grew 354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 241 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,838 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plumb Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Plumb surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Plumb are 12.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.08% registered with the party.
The amount Plumb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.07% more than the national average, earning R 408,900 per year; in United States they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $45,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.58% more than the national average, earning $52,952 CAD per year.
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Plumb Reference & Research
Plummer DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Plummer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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