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 | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | 47 |
| Berkshire | 7 |
| Cambridgeshire | 12 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 535 |
| Cornwall | 2 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 282 |
| Devon | 7 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 118 |
| Essex | 13 |
| Gloucestershire | 18 |
| Hampshire | 25 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 3 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 30 |
| Lancashire | 642 |
| Leicestershire | 154 |
| Lincolnshire | 115 |
| London | 369 |
| Middlesex | 25 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 77 |
| Nottinghamshire | 83 |
| Oxfordshire | 33 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 309 |
| Suffolk | 203 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 57 |
| Sussex | 1 |
| Staffordshire | 2,164 |
| Warwickshire | 211 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 309 |
| Yorkshire | 402 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 16 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,283 |
| Coal Miner | 152 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 68 |
| Domestic Servant | 66 |
| General Labourer | 59 |
| General Servant | 49 |
| Dress Maker | 48 |
| Labourer | 43 |
| Cotton Weaver | 30 |
| Annuitant | 26 |
| Farm Labourer | 26 |
| General Servant Domestic | 25 |
| Potter | 24 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Laundress | 19 |
| No Occupation | 19 |
| Butcher | 17 |
| Carpenter | 17 |
| Charwoman | 17 |
| Joiner | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 17 |
| Servant | 16 |
| General Domestic Servant | 15 |
| Carter | 15 |
| Farmers Son | 14 |
| 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 |