Plumber Surname
Approximately 235 people bear this surname
Plumber Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the plumber.' 'Plumber or plomere, flumbarius': Promptorium Parvulorum 'The Plummers and Patenmakers marched together in the York Pageant' (York Mystery Plays, p. xxii).
William le Plummer, Close Rolls, 39 Henry III.
Read More About This SurnamePlumber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| France | 38 | 1:1,747,966 | 156,445 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 213 | 1:114,438 | 11,110 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 293 | 1:171,395 | 15,445 |
Plumber (74) may also be a first name.
Plumber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the plumber.' 'Plumber or plomere, flumbarius': Promptorium Parvulorum 'The Plummers and Patenmakers marched together in the York Pageant' (York Mystery Plays, p. xxii).
William le Plummer, Close Rolls, 39 Henry III.
Henry le Plomere, London 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Andrew le Plumer, or Plummer, Kent, ibid.
John le Plumer, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Gilbert le Plomer, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Henry le Plummer, 25 Edward I: Freemen of York (Surt. Soc).
Ricardus Plummer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1631. Married — George Arnold and Elizabeth Plummer: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1804. — Jarrard John Howard and Margery Plomer: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) One who worked, or dealt in, lead.
A worker of lead. Latin plumbum. The name is usually corrupted to Plummer.
A plumber, or worker in lead.
Plumber: Remains in surnames as Plumer and Plummer.
Plumber Demographics
Average Male Plumber Height
176.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Plumber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plumber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Plumber occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Plumber? popularity and diffusion
The surname Plumber is the 1,061,269th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Plumber live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 55 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Plumber is also the 1,125,792nd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 74 people.
The last name Plumber is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 5,946,243. In India Plumber is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent reside, Delhi, where 1 percent reside and Telangana, where 1 percent reside. Besides India it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside and France, where 16 percent reside.
Plumber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Plumber has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Plumber last name declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Plumber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plummber | 93 | 23 | / |
| Plumbert | 93 | 2 | / |
| Plumbe | 92 | 226 | / |
| Plunber | 86 | 2 | / |
| Plumbey | 86 | 2 | / |
| Plumbee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Plumbie | 86 | 0 | / |
| Plombier | 80 | 60 | / |
| Plumbi | 77 | 52 | / |
| Plumby | 77 | 25 | / |
| Pllumbi | 71 | 567 | / |
| Plumboy | 71 | 10 | / |
| Plumbaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Plumboa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pplumbi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pëllumbi | 67 | 752 | / |
| Pellumbi | 67 | 560 | / |
| Pllumbaj | 67 | 229 | / |
| Pèllumbi | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ploumbis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pëllumbaj | 63 | 159 | / |
| Pellumbaj | 63 | 56 | / |
| Plomby | 62 | 6 | / |
| Plomba | 62 | 3 | / |
| Plomboy | 57 | 2 | / |
| Pellunbi | 53 | 1 | / |
| Pllunbaj | 53 | 1 | / |
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Plumber 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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Footnotes
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