Plumley Surname

76,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,432 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Plumley 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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Plumley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0521:71,7468,298
England9301:59,9127,128
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Wales691:44,8484,288
Australia411:658,43245,385
Guernsey291:2,222539
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland91:594,86921,724
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China31:455,773,85521,925
France21:33,211,361423,184
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3981:61,2457,142
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6781:74,0697,927

Plumley 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

Plumley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Plumley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plumley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 76,217th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,133,014 people. Plumley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Plumley reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,052 people, or 1 in 71,746. In The United States Plumley is primarily concentrated in: West Virginia, where 14 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and South Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Plumley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plumley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 493 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plumley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Plumley are 8.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Plumley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.88% less than the national average, earning $40,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $51,860 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plummley933/
Plumleey931/
Plumly92173/
Plumle921/
Plumlee863,502/
Plimley86324/
Plomley8630/
Plumler865/
Plunley865/
Plumleu861/
Plumlay861/
Plumlet860/
Plummle860/
Plumles860/
Plumleyová823/
Plumelle8069/
Plumla770/
Plimly770/
Plunlee715/
Plomlee711/
Plunlett672/
Plumelli672/
Ploomlee671/
Pflumlio671/
Plunlestt630/
Plomla622/

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