Plumb is used as a family name or surname in Germany, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Plumb
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany, England
Meaning:

Is the variant of Plum. 1. A deep pool in a river or stream; the word is used in the shires of Fife and Roxburgh. 2. Sensible, honest. North. 3. A commune near Avranches in Normandy is called Plomb.

Variation of Pfau. Dweller at the sign of the peacock; one thought to posses the characteristics of a peacock.

1. A deep pool in a river or stream; the word is used in the shires of Fife and Roxburgh. 2. Sensible, honest. North. 3. A commune near Avranches in Normandy is called Plomb.

How popular is Plumb?

Plumb is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Romania, Wales.

Plumb is ranked 37441 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Plumbs plummeted by 1.22 per cent to 4372 since 2000 and slipped by 617 spots and ranked at 7601. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.05 95.32
Hispanic or Latino 2.63 1.47
Others 1.33 1.2
Black 0.96 0.93
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.55 0.52
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.48 0.56
Plumb is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Gibraltar is ahead in terms of density. Around 14070 people have been found who wears Plumb as their family name. Plumb is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Plumb:
7,017 United States6,104
1,624 England5,054
3,406 Australia1,081
Countries with hundreds of Plumb:
5,857 Canada764
4,279 Romania598
2,237 Wales147
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,572 Scotland99
57,209 South Africa62
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
13,865 New Zealand43
13,856 Singapore17
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
111,742 Malaysia10
58,198 Switzerland9
728,828 India8
476,604 Thailand8
55,922 Qatar6
991 Gibraltar6
12,899 Northern Ireland6

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Emily Plumb was 18 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 17, 1848. She lived in Ireland where she worked as child and took Margaret Evans from London. Waiter Robert Plumb, Susan Plumb, aged 21, Bridget Plumb, aged 16, are other Plumb that migrated to US.

From Germany

J.V. Plumb was 16 years old when he migrated to USA on May 15, 1850. He lived in Hanover where he worked as farmer and took Kosmos from Bremen. Maria-J. Plumb (9), Catharina-Mrs Plumb, aged 21, 31 years old D. Plumb, 19 years old Anna Plumb, are other Plumb that migrated to US.

Plumb Namesakes

  • Ron Plumb, Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman
  • Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, British farmer
  • Gwen Plumb, Australian performer of international appeal
  • John H. Plumb, British historian
  • Josiah Burr Plumb, American-born Canadian businessman and parliamentarian
  • Jason Plumb, Canadian singer-songwriter who resides in Regina
  • Eve Plumb, American actress, singer, and painter
  • Preston B. Plumb, United States Senator from Kansas
  • Ralph Plumb, U.S. Representative from Illinois

Plumb Namesakes

  • Ron Plumb, Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman
  • Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, British farmer
  • Gwen Plumb, Australian performer of international appeal
  • John H. Plumb, British historian
  • Josiah Burr Plumb, American-born Canadian businessman and parliamentarian
  • Jason Plumb, Canadian singer-songwriter who resides in Regina
  • Eve Plumb, American actress, singer, and painter
  • Preston B. Plumb, United States Senator from Kansas
  • Ralph Plumb, U.S. Representative from Illinois

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