Plunkett

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Norman

From the Norman habitational surname, from the village of Pleugueneuc, in Brittany, said to be from Breton plou (“parish”) (from Latin plebs) + the personal name Guenec, formed from gwenn (“white”). As an Irish surname, it has been Gaelicized in Pluincéid.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Plunket Root name
Ackert Norman origin
Agnew Norman origin
Allman Norman origin
Antrobus Norman origin
Askin Norman origin
Astin Norman origin
Aubrey Norman origin
Baines Norman origin

Popularity by Country

Plunkett

Rank #3133

Frequency 10,571 people (3.92 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 87.3% Hispanic 1.84% Black 7.64% Asian/PI 1.24% Native Am. 0.37% Two+ 1.6%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Plunkett

Rank #3610

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Plunkett

Rank #536525

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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