Playne 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 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 29
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 0
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

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

Playne Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Playne family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Brewer 3
Clothier 1
Female Servant 1
Merchant 1
Merchants Clerk 1
Pupil 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Playne

Name Census Frequency
Mary Playne 20
George Playne 16
Ann Playne 14
William Playne 14
Elizabeth Playne 13
Edward Playne 12
Frances Playne 11
Lucy Playne 10
Martha Playne 10
Caroline Playne 9
Charles Playne 9
Alfred Playne 8
Francis Playne 8
Herbert Playne 8
Alice Playne 7
Catherine Playne 7
Emma Playne 7
Ellen Playne 6
Henry Playne 5
Margaret Playne 5
Peter Playne 5
Alexander Playne 4
John Playne 4
Basil Playne 3
Clara Playne 3

Playne Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Plane 83% 3,015
2 Plain 67% 987
3 Playne 100% 348
4 Plaine 83% 139

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The surname Playne is the 3rd most popular variant of Plane.

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