Plympton Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Plympton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plympton,' a parish in Devon Sometimes, however, a variant of Plumpton, which see.

Robert de Plimpton, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Simon de Plymptone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Plympton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
England371:1,505,89364,828
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:482,87234,278

Plympton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Plympton,' a parish in Devon Sometimes, however, a variant of Plumpton, which see.

Robert de Plimpton, Yorkshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Simon de Plymptone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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

(Celtic + Teutonic) belonging to Plympton (Devon) = the Town on the R. Plym [Old English tún, enclosure, dwelling(s, town: the river-name is doubtless Celtic; cp. Welsh plym-ol, writhing, twisting] (English) a form of Plumpton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Plympton is the name of a market-town and a parish in co. Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. (Cornish British) From Plym, a river, and ton, a town. The town situated on the river Plym, in Devonshire, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Plympton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Plympton is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plympton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 730,373rd most frequently held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name Plympton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Plympton are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Plympton is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 350 people, or 1 in 1,035,597. In The United States Plympton is most frequent in: Florida, where 21 percent live, Oregon, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Plympton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Plympton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Plympton surname expanded 337 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 411 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plympton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plympton last name are 9.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.41% registered with the party.

Plympton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,563 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plyampton940/
Plumpton881,318/
Plimpton881,026/
Plampton8873/
Plompton881/
Plympten880/
Plynpton880/
Plempton880/
Plinpton751/
Plumbton751/
Plimptin750/
Blimpton750/
Palma Paton741/
Bellompton670/
Palampadian531/
Palampadiyan507/
Palempadiyan504/
Pilom Betini501/

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