Plumsted Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Plumsted Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Plumste(a)d = the Plum-Tree Place [Old English plúm-stede] Plumstead, Kent, was Plumstede in the 10th cent.

Plumsted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Plumsted Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Plumste(a)d = the Plum-Tree Place [Old English plúm-stede] Plumstead, Kent, was Plumstede in the 10th cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Plumsted Last Name Facts

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

Plumsted occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Plumsted? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Plumsted occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Plumsted are found; 100 percent are found in Australasia and 100 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Plumsted is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,699,570. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 100 percent reside.

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