Plum Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Plum Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Plum family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 67
Agricultural Labourer 31
General Labourer 9
Farm Labourer 7
Gardener 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Living On Own Means 5
General Servant 5
Labourer 5
Silk Weaver 4
Domestic 4
Grocer 3
Domestic Servant 3
Dressmaker 3
Confectioner 3
Confectioners Assistant 3
Housemaid 3
Manufacturing Cutler 2
Nil 2
Assistant 2
Dock Stevedore 2
Drapers Assistant 2
Governess School 2
Laundress 2
Worsted Mill Hand 2

Plum Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Plumb 80% 16,836
2 Plum 100% 3,090
3 Plume 80% 2,343
4 Palm 50% 718
5 Palme 40% 289
6 Plim 75% 185
7 Palma 40% 155

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The surname Plum is the 2nd most popular variant of Plumb.

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