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
School 33
Farm Labourer 12
General Labourer 5
None 5
General Servant (domestic) 4
Domestic Servant 4
Labourer Farm 4
School Boy 3
Shop Assistant 3
At Home 2
Cap Making 2
Cook (domestic) 2
Errand Boy 2
Fitter 2
Labourer County Council 2
Confectioner 2
Private Means 2
Clerk 2
House Decorator 2
House Painter 2
Old Age Pensioner 2
Hawker 2
Soldier 2
Carpenter & Joiner 1
Commercial Traveller 1

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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