Plank Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 2
Berkshire 10
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 2
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 1
Cumberland 5
Derbyshire 1
Devon 1
Dorset 5
Durham 2
Essex 5
Gloucestershire 5
Hampshire 25
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 7
Lancashire 17
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 72
Middlesex 3
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 16
Oxfordshire 11
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 24
Surrey 30
Sussex 15
Staffordshire 7
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 192
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 3
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 1
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Plank Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Plank family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 98
Agricultural Labourer 35
Domestic Servant 5
No Occupation 5
Dress Maker 4
General Labourer 4
Shepherd 4
Gardener 4
Cook 3
Labourer 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Annuitant 3
General Servant 3
Chaff Cutter 2
Dressmaker 2
Laundress 2
Plumber 2
Private School Mistress 2
Bricklayer Labourer 2
Governess School 2
Grocer 2
Errand Boy 2
Farm Labourer 2
Shop Assistant 2
Railway Navy 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Plank

Name Census Frequency
William Plank 249
Mary Plank 212
George Plank 205
Charles Plank 141
Sarah Plank 141
John Plank 123
Elizabeth Plank 109
James Plank 98
Henry Plank 79
Thomas Plank 73
Eliza Plank 65
Edward Plank 63
Frederick Plank 59
Ann Plank 58
Jane Plank 57
Alfred Plank 49
Alice Plank 49
Ellen Plank 48
Emma Plank 48
Emily Plank 41
Joseph Plank 41
Robert Plank 40
Annie Plank 39
Albert Plank 36
Fanny Plank 33

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