Plant Name Meaning: Occupational name given to a gardener.
From the Olde English 'plante' and middle English 'plant' meaning a young tree or herb.
Discover how your Plant ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 64 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 15 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 421 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 182 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 44 |
| Essex | 7 |
| Gloucestershire | 12 |
| Hampshire | 29 |
| Herefordshire | 15 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 20 |
| Lancashire | 365 |
| Leicestershire | 144 |
| Lincolnshire | 134 |
| London | 204 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 4 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 50 |
| Nottinghamshire | 54 |
| Oxfordshire | 19 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 243 |
| Suffolk | 154 |
| Somerset | 1 |
| Surrey | 6 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 1,679 |
| Warwickshire | 132 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 175 |
| Yorkshire | 243 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 712 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 112 |
| Coal Miner | 88 |
| Labourer | 81 |
| Potter | 52 |
| House Servant | 50 |
| Dress Maker | 34 |
| Servant | 32 |
| Wife Of Above | 30 |
| Silk Winder | 29 |
| Carter | 28 |
| General Servant | 23 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| House Maid | 20 |
| Cook | 19 |
| Cordwainer | 18 |
| Laundress | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 17 |
| Domestic Servant | 17 |
| Shoe Maker | 15 |
| Carpenter | 14 |
| Labourer Wife | 13 |
| Butcher | 12 |
| Silk Twister | 12 |
| Tape Weaver | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Plant | 3,033 |
| William Plant | 2,924 |
| John Plant | 2,624 |
| Elizabeth Plant | 2,084 |
| Thomas Plant | 1,989 |
| Sarah Plant | 1,911 |
| George Plant | 1,714 |
| James Plant | 1,675 |
| Joseph Plant | 1,248 |
| Ann Plant | 1,124 |
| Hannah Plant | 784 |
| Charles Plant | 765 |
| Samuel Plant | 748 |
| Eliza Plant | 744 |
| Annie Plant | 709 |
| Emma Plant | 701 |
| Henry Plant | 679 |
| Jane Plant | 675 |
| Alice Plant | 541 |
| Arthur Plant | 504 |
| Edward Plant | 488 |
| Ellen Plant | 466 |
| Martha Plant | 466 |
| Robert Plant | 438 |
| Frederick Plant | 433 |