Plumbly Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Qatar

Plumbly Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plumley,' a township in the parish of Great Budworth, Cheshire The 'b' in Plumbly is the usual excrescence. For a variant, v. Plimley. Of course many other small spots would be called Plum-ley, 'the meadow where the plum-trees grew.

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Plumbly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1981:281,40421,905
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Scotland61:892,30328,047
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1671:145,96013,001
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Plumbly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plumley,' a township in the parish of Great Budworth, Cheshire The 'b' in Plumbly is the usual excrescence. For a variant, v. Plimley. Of course many other small spots would be called Plum-ley, 'the meadow where the plum-trees grew.'

Henry Plomlegh, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1552-3. Buried — Thomas Plumlye: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1773. Married — George Plumley and Dorothy Avis: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Plum- Tree Lea [Old English plúme + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Plumbly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plumbly is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Plumbly.

How Common Is The Last Name Plumbly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Plumbly is the 948,111th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 26,404,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Plumbly reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Plumbly is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 198 people, or 1 in 281,404. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Norfolk, where 15 percent reside and Hampshire, where 12 percent reside. Barring England Plumbly is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Plumbly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plumbly has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Plumbly surname increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Plumbly Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Plumbly earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning R 239,652 per year; in United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.86% less than the national average, earning $29,877 CAD per year.

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