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

Plemmons, 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 Plemmons surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Plemmons in America

Plemmons is the 13160th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Plemmons surname appeared 2,324 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Plemmons.

We can also compare 2010 data for Plemmons 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 Plemmons

The surname Plemmons is believed to have originated in England, specifically in the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, during the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English words "plum" and "mond," which together mean "plum tree meadow" or "plum tree valley." This suggests that the name's earliest bearers may have resided near a plum tree orchard or a location abundant with wild plum trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Plemmons can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Yorkshire, a census-like record compiled in 1273-1274. The entry refers to a Robert de Plummund, whose name likely evolved into the modern spelling of Plemmons over the centuries.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in various Lancashire records, such as the Wills and Inventories of that county, where several individuals with the Plemmons surname were mentioned. One notable person was John Plemmons, a landowner in the village of Ribchester, who was born around 1425 and died in 1497.

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, the Plemmons name spread across England, with families bearing this surname residing in various counties, including Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and Warwickshire. During this period, the name was also documented in parish records and court rolls.

One notable figure from this era was William Plemmons, a merchant and ship owner from Bristol, who lived from 1582 to 1647. His trade ventures took him across the Atlantic, and he is believed to have been among the first Plemmons to settle in the American colonies.

Another prominent individual was Elizabeth Plemmons, a prominent Quaker and writer, who was born in 1662 in Cheshire and published several religious works during her lifetime, which spanned from 1662 to 1738.

In the 18th century, the Plemmons surname continued to spread throughout Great Britain and the British colonies. One notable figure was John Plemmons, a British soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War. He was born in 1745 in Gloucestershire and served in the King's Royal Regiment of New York.

As the 19th century dawned, the Plemmons name had established a strong presence in various parts of the world, including North America, Australia, and New Zealand, thanks to the diaspora of British settlers and immigrants.

One notable figure from this era was Charles Plemmons, a British explorer and naturalist, who was born in 1812 in Shropshire and is renowned for his expeditions to the Australian outback, where he documented numerous plant and animal species.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Plemmons

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

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

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