Find out how popular the last name Plamp is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Plamp.

Plamp, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Plamp surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Plamp in America

Plamp is the 115034th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Plamp surname appeared 152 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Plamp.

We can also compare 2010 data for Plamp to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Plamp

The surname Plamp has its origins in the northern regions of Germany, where it emerged in the late 12th century. Derived from the Old High German word "plampe," meaning a broad, flat area or plain, the name likely referred to someone who lived in such a location or was associated with it in some way.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Plamp surname can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from Saxony, dated around 1190. Here, a certain "Henricus Plampe" is listed as a witness to a land transaction.

As the name spread throughout Germany in the following centuries, various spellings emerged, including Plampf, Plampe, and Plampen. These variants can be found in various medieval records and manuscripts, such as the Liber Censualis, a tax record from the city of Cologne, where a "Johannes Plampen" is listed as a resident in the year 1376.

By the 15th century, the Plamp name had also made its way into neighboring regions, including the Low Countries and parts of present-day France. In a document from the archives of the city of Bruges, dated 1472, a certain "Pieter Plampe" is mentioned as a merchant trader.

Notable individuals with the Plamp surname include Johann Plamp (1546-1621), a German theologian and author who wrote extensively on the Protestant Reformation. Another figure of note is Margaretha Plamp (1658-1723), a Dutch painter and engraver renowned for her still-life works.

In the 18th century, the Plamp name can be found in various places, such as the village of Plampenau in what is now northern Poland, which likely derived its name from early settlers with the Plamp surname. Additionally, a wealthy merchant named Hans Plamp (1712-1789) is recorded as having lived in the city of Hamburg during this period.

As the centuries progressed, the Plamp surname continued to spread and evolve, with variations emerging in different regions and cultures. However, its roots can be traced back to the northern German plains, where it first emerged as a descriptive name for those residing in or associated with such flat, broad areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Plamp

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Plamp.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Plamp was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Plamp has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Plamp was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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