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 | 55 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 18 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 326 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 191 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 20 |
| Essex | 10 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 |
| Hampshire | 3 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 15 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 22 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 17 |
| Lancashire | 220 |
| Leicestershire | 119 |
| Lincolnshire | 107 |
| London | 188 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 14 |
| Northamptonshire | 55 |
| Nottinghamshire | 42 |
| Oxfordshire | 9 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 22 |
| Shropshire | 219 |
| Suffolk | 149 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 0 |
| Staffordshire | 1,433 |
| Warwickshire | 91 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 33 |
| Worcestershire | 67 |
| Yorkshire | 154 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 126 |
| Female Servant | 120 |
| Farmer | 72 |
| Male Servant | 70 |
| Labourer | 69 |
| Independent | 66 |
| Shoe Maker | 41 |
| Coal Miner Miner Miner | 35 |
| Potter | 33 |
| Collier | 22 |
| Coal Miner | 16 |
| Silk | 15 |
| Potter Journeyman | 14 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| Publican | 13 |
| Servant | 13 |
| Tailor | 13 |
| Dress Maker | 13 |
| Miner | 13 |
| Engineer | 11 |
| Blacksmith | 10 |
| Apprentice | 10 |
| Tape Weaver | 10 |
| Baker | 9 |
| Silk Winder | 9 |
| 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 |