Plumbe Surname
Approximately 226 people bear this surname
Plumbe 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 SurnamePlumbe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 138 | 1:403,754 | 27,757 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 116 | 1:210,132 | 16,406 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Plumbe 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).
Plumbe Demographics
Average Plumbe Salary in
United States
$47,056 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Plumbe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plumbe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plumbe is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plumbe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Plumbe is the 1,088,856th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 32,245,778 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Plumbe are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.
Plumbe is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 403,754. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 14 percent are found and Kent, where 12 percent are found. Outside of England this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.
Plumbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Plumbe has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Plumbe Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Plumbe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $47,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.66% less than the national average, earning $43,889 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumber | 92 | 235 | / |
| Plumbey | 92 | 2 | / |
| Plumbee | 92 | 1 | / |
| Plumbie | 92 | 0 | / |
| Plummber | 86 | 23 | / |
| Plumbi | 83 | 52 | / |
| Plumby | 83 | 25 | / |
| Pllumbi | 77 | 567 | / |
| Plumboy | 77 | 10 | / |
| Plunber | 77 | 2 | / |
| Plumboa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Plumbaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Pplumbi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plummwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Plimbey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Pëllumbi | 71 | 752 | / |
| Pellumbi | 71 | 560 | / |
| Pllumbaj | 71 | 229 | / |
| Pèllumbi | 71 | 16 | / |
| Ploumbis | 71 | 5 | / |
| Pillumue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pëllumbaj | 67 | 159 | / |
| Pellumbaj | 67 | 56 | / |
| Plomby | 67 | 6 | / |
| Plomba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Plomboy | 62 | 2 | / |
| Pellunbi | 57 | 1 | / |
| Plunuett | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pllunbaj | 57 | 1 | / |
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