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 | 11 |
| Buckinghamshire | 32 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 24 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 559 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 366 |
| Devon | 27 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 143 |
| Essex | 110 |
| Gloucestershire | 21 |
| Hampshire | 30 |
| Herefordshire | 10 |
| Hertfordshire | 10 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 88 |
| Lancashire | 927 |
| Leicestershire | 197 |
| Lincolnshire | 111 |
| London | 461 |
| Middlesex | 52 |
| Northumberland | 18 |
| Norfolk | 15 |
| Northamptonshire | 89 |
| Nottinghamshire | 104 |
| Oxfordshire | 33 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 344 |
| Suffolk | 195 |
| Somerset | 6 |
| Surrey | 47 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 2,578 |
| Warwickshire | 294 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 358 |
| Yorkshire | 607 |
| Anglesey | 2 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 28 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 81 |
| General Labourer | 68 |
| General Servant Domestic | 61 |
| Dress Maker | 60 |
| Scholar | 54 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 46 |
| Cotton Weaver | 41 |
| Farmer | 38 |
| Cook Domestic | 30 |
| Domestic Servant | 28 |
| Blacksmith | 26 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 24 |
| Bricklayer | 23 |
| School | 18 |
| Coal Miner | 17 |
| Carpenter | 16 |
| House Painter | 15 |
| Draper Assistant | 14 |
| Dressmaker | 14 |
| Coal Hewer | 14 |
| Servant Domestic | 13 |
| Brick Maker | 13 |
| Laundress Wash | 13 |
| Railway Clerk | 13 |
| Charwoman | 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 |