Plume Surname
Approximately 3,970 people bear this surname
Plume 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 SurnamePlume Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 903 | 1:401,394 | 35,091 |
| Latvia | 845 | 1:2,426 | 296 |
| England | 671 | 1:83,037 | 9,168 |
| France | 312 | 1:212,893 | 33,114 |
| Belgium | 305 | 1:37,694 | 6,171 |
| Canada | 298 | 1:123,643 | 12,947 |
| Germany | 163 | 1:493,899 | 42,398 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Israel | 133 | 1:64,343 | 8,058 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Sweden | 24 | 1:410,282 | 29,154 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 311 | 1:78,377 | 8,472 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 156 | 1:321,915 | 25,142 |
The alternate forms: Plumé (4), Plúme (2), Plüme (1) & Plūme (1) are calculated separately.
Plume (89) may also be a first name.
Plume 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).
Plume Demographics
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Plume Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plume Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Plume (Russian: Плуме) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Plumé, Plúme, Plüme or Plūme. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Plume? popularity and diffusion
The surname Plume is the 116,174th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,835,654 people. The last name Plume occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Plume are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Plume is also the 1,011,231st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 89 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 903 people, or 1 in 401,394. In The United States Plume is primarily concentrated in: Nevada, where 17 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it is found in 36 countries. It is also found in Latvia, where 21 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.
Plume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Plume has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Plume last name expanded 579 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 216 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plume Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Plume surname are 9.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.86% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Plume earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.87% less than the national average, earning $41,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.36% less than the national average, earning $47,020 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Plume Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Plume in the Russian language | ||
| Плуме | plume | - |
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