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

Plancher, 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 Plancher surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Plancher in America

Plancher is the 106096th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Plancher surname appeared 168 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 Plancher.

We can also compare 2010 data for Plancher 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 Plancher

The surname Plancher originates from France and can be traced back to the early 13th century. It is derived from the Old French word "planchier," which means "floor" or "wooden floor." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who worked with or constructed wooden floors, such as a carpenter or builder.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Plancher name can be found in the Cartulaire de Cîteaux, a collection of medieval documents from the Cistercian monastery in Burgundy, France. In this document, a person named Willelmus Planchier is mentioned in the year 1247.

Another historical reference to the Plancher name can be found in the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a record of the citizens of the city of Rouen in Normandy, France. In this document, a person named Jehan Plancher is listed as a resident of Rouen in the year 1351.

During the Middle Ages, the Plancher surname was particularly prevalent in the regions of Burgundy and Normandy, where many variations of the name, such as Planchier, Planchon, and Plancheron, were also used.

One notable individual bearing the Plancher name was Jean-Baptiste Plancher (1679-1761), a French Benedictine monk and historian who authored several works on the history of Burgundy.

Another individual of note was Claude Plancher (1616-1695), a French architect and engineer who was involved in the construction of several notable buildings in Paris, including the Val-de-Grâce church and the Collège des Quatre-Nations (now the Institut de France).

In the 18th century, a French naval officer named Jacques-Joseph Plancher (1741-1793) gained recognition for his role in the American Revolutionary War, where he served as a captain in the French Navy and participated in the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781.

Moving to the 19th century, François-Régis Plancher (1794-1864) was a French lawyer and politician who served as a deputy in the French National Assembly.

Lastly, Émile Plancher (1899-1965) was a French artist and sculptor known for his works in bronze and stone, as well as his contributions to the art deco movement in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Plancher

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

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 Plancher 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 Plancher 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 Plancher was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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