Plumm Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Plumm 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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Plumm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Plumm 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

V. Plum.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Plumm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plumm is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plumm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Plumm is the 1,380,086th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Plumm live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Plumm is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 109 people, or 1 in 3,325,311. In The United States Plumm is most frequent in: Michigan, where 24 percent reside, Ohio, where 20 percent reside and Indiana, where 16 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Plumm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plumm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plumm last name increased 173 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plumm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Plumm surname are 18.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72% being registered with the party.

Plumm earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.14% less than the national average, earning $34,460 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pflumm911,012/
Plumme912/
Plum8911,137/
Plume803,970/
Pluim801,750/
Pflum801,143/
Pluym80988/
Plaum80884/
Ploum80655/
Pluhm8061/
Phlum8045/
Pluum8032/
Plumd802/
Pleum802/
Plumt802/
Pflaum734,998/
Pellum73681/
Pluijm73368/
Pflomm73122/
Pflume7372/
Phlaum7324/
Pillum733/
Phleum731/
Pluhme731/
Plumbp731/
Ploume731/
Phlomm731/
Plom67223/
Pflaume67115/
Plüm67115/
Pflyaum6760/
Pellhum6737/
Plumova672/
Pillume671/
Pillium671/
Plumová671/
Pellium671/
Pfllaum671/
Pellumd670/

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