Plunket Surname
Approximately 705 people bear this surname
Plunket Surname Definition:
Local 'of Plukenet.' The same as the once great name of Plucknett (which see), by transference of 'n' from the second to the first syllable. There are many such instances in this dictionary.
Joceus de Plukenet, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Read More About This SurnamePlunket Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 341 | 1:1,062,929 | 77,588 |
| New Zealand | 194 | 1:23,342 | 4,099 |
| France | 64 | 1:1,037,855 | 114,367 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Jamaica | 14 | 1:204,996 | 5,998 |
| Cuba | 9 | 1:1,280,302 | 7,343 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 150 | 1:29,532 | 3,011 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 113 | 1:215,711 | 16,668 |
| Scotland | 66 | 1:56,715 | 3,681 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,079 | 1:46,542 | 5,360 |
Plunket (137) may also be a first name.
Plunket Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local 'of Plukenet.' The same as the once great name of Plucknett (which see), by transference of 'n' from the second to the first syllable. There are many such instances in this dictionary.
Joceus de Plukenet, Berkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Joceus de Plunkenet, Berkshire, ibid.
(2) Nick. from the complexion, blanche, blanket, white; whence blanket and plunket for a coarse woollen cloth (v. plunket, Halliwell). A statute of Richard III calls it 'plonket.' The form in Promptorium Parvulorum is 'plunket.' Mr. Way quotes a line from Awntyrs of Arthure:
'Hir belte was of plonkete, with birdis fulle baulde.'
Nevertheless, although some of our Plunketts may owe their name to (2), like Russell, Burnett, Blount, Sec, the general derivation is undoubtedly (1).
1574-5. Edward Plunket, of Ireland: Register of the University of Oxford.
1786. Married — Christopher Plunkett and Sarah Fimester: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) for the French (de or del) Plonquet(te, (de or del) Planquet(te = 1 (Of the) Plank-Way, Plank-Bridge [Nor. French planque(French planche), with dim. suff. -et(te; Latin planca, a board] 2 from the Latin Planc-us = Flatfooted [with French diminutive suff. -et(te] There is a La Planquette in the Eure Dept., Normandy.
(Anglo-French-Teut.) a nickname or tradename from the cloth so called [Middle English plunket, plonket(te, a coarse white woollen cloth; a form of Anglo-French blanket, Old French blanchet; a diminutive from O.H.Ger. blanch, white] Hir belte was of plonkette [one MS. blunket], with birdis full baulde, Botonede with besantes, and bokellede full bene.—Awntyrs of Arthure, 364-5.
There may have been sporadic confusion with Plucknett, q.v.
Pluincéid Of French origin this family came to Ireland at the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion and became one of the most distinguished in Irish history. IF 246; Bibl; Map Meath; Plate XXIII
(English) One who made and sold plunket, a coarse, white woolen cloth.
No less than four families of this name are found in the Peerage of Ireland, where the family are considered to be of Danish extraction. They are traced in that kingdom to the reign of Henry III., and in the XIV. cent. they appear as barons of Parliament.
Plunket: this family draws its name from Plonquenet, near Rennes.
Plunket: from Plouquenet, near Rennes. Not in Domesday, but occurs in 1158.
Plunket Demographics
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Plunket Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plunket Come From? nationality or country of origin
Plunket is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plunket? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 474,683rd most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,336,945 people. The surname Plunket is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Plunket reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 790,880th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 137 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 341 people, or 1 in 1,062,929. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and Louisiana, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 28 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.
Plunket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Plunket has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 68 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 79 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plunket Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Plunket last name is principally Catholic (85%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Plunket surname are 16.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.04% registered to vote for the party.
Plunket earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $42,989 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plunkett | 93 | 24,698 | / |
| Plunketp | 93 | 1 | / |
| Plunketh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Plunkeet | 93 | 1 | / |
| Pluncket | 93 | 1 | / |
| Plunnket | 93 | 0 | / |
| Plunkete | 93 | 0 | / |
| Plunkette | 88 | 32 | / |
| Plunckett | 88 | 7 | / |
| Plounkett | 88 | 1 | / |
| Pllunkett | 88 | 1 | / |
| Plunkgett | 88 | 0 | / |
| Plunkit | 86 | 3 | / |
| Plumket | 86 | 1 | / |
| Plonket | 86 | 1 | / |
| Plunked | 86 | 0 | / |
| Plunkitt | 80 | 62 | / |
| Plumkett | 80 | 14 | / |
| Plunchet | 80 | 0 | / |
| Plunquett | 75 | 1 | / |
| Plonquet | 67 | 702 | / |
| Pluinceid | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ploncquet | 63 | 0 | / |
| Plumkid | 57 | 42 | / |
| Phloengkhit | 56 | 4 | / |
| Pluimkid | 53 | 1 | / |
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