Plume Surname

116,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,970 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

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.

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Plume Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9031:401,39435,091
Latvia8451:2,426296
England6711:83,0379,168
France3121:212,89333,114
Belgium3051:37,6946,171
Canada2981:123,64312,947
Germany1631:493,89942,398
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Israel1331:64,3438,058
Australia621:435,41534,362
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Sweden241:410,28229,154
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Wales131:238,04114,239
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
China31:455,773,85521,925
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:321,91525,142

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.

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

(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).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Plume Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plume (Russian: Плуме) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Plumé, Plúme, Plüme or Plūme. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plume? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 116,174th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,835,654 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Plume reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 29 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,011,231st most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 89 people.

Plume is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 903 people, or 1 in 401,394. In The United States Plume is most frequent in: Nevada, where 17 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 36 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 21 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Plume Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Plume has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Plume surname 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 bearing the Plume last name are 9.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.86% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plumé934/
Plúme932/
Plüme931/
Plūme931/
Plumer912,262/
Plumet91698/
Plumed91664/
Plumey91562/
Plumez91151/
Pflume9172/
Plumes9167/
Plumee9110/
Plumme912/
Ploume911/
Pluhme911/
Plumea911/
Plumie910/
Plum8911,137/
Plummer8350,275/
Pluimer83232/
Pflaume83115/
Plaumer8338/
Pluimes8322/
Ploumer8313/
Ploumes8312/
Plumeeh836/
Pleumer832/
Plumiey832/
Plummet832/
Plummie831/
Plumeer831/
Plumoey831/
Pluumer831/
Pillume831/
Ploumet831/
Plumeit831/
Plummes830/
Plummey830/
Plaumea830/
Phlumer830/
Pluma805,534/
Pluim801,750/
Pflum801,143/
Pluym80988/
Plaum80884/
Ploum80655/
Plumm80159/
Pluhm8061/
Phlum8045/
Plome8043/
Pluum8032/
Plumy805/
Plumt802/
Pleum802/
Plumd802/
Plumi801/
Plime800/
Pflaumer77894/
Pfleumer778/
Pflummer775/
Plaummer771/
Pllhumes771/
Pluummer771/
Pellumes771/
Pöllumäe771/
Pllummer770/
Pflaumes770/
Plummest770/
Pflaum734,998/
Pflumm731,012/
Pellum73681/
Ploumi73387/
Pluijm73368/
Plumaj7373/
Phlumi7362/
Pllumi7361/
Plumis7330/
Phlaum7324/
Plumit739/
Plomey736/
Pillum733/
Plimey733/
Plumay732/
Pluméy732/
Phleum731/
Plimee731/
Plumbp731/
Plumma731/
Plauma731/
Plouma731/
Plummi731/
Plumuj731/
Plummy730/
Pflyaumer7127/
Pflaummer710/
Ploumis67815/
Pflumio67427/
Plom67223/
Pllumaj67209/
Plüm67115/
Pflyaum6760/
Pellhum6737/
Plümmer6718/
Plommee6714/
Plühmer6711/
Pellumi678/
Pillome675/
Plumova672/
Pfllaum671/
Pellium671/
Plaumis671/
Plumová671/
Pillium671/
Pflümer671/
Pillime671/
Ploumoi671/
Pellumd670/

Plume Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Plume in the Russian language
Плумеplume-

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