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Plank

in Alabama

There are 30 people with the last name "Plank" in Alabama.

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Ranking in Alabama

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Plank 9,445
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  1. is 9,441st most common Penner
  2. is 9,442nd most common Perrone
  3. is 9,443rd most common Peturis
  4. is 9,444th most common Pigford
  5. is 9,445th most common Plank
  6. is 9,446th most common Plumb
  7. is 9,447th most common Poteete
  8. is 9,448th most common Presson
  9. is 9,449th most common Ptomey

Similar Names and Nicknames

Plante, Plant, Plantz, Planck, Plunk, Plants, Planas, Plancarte, Planer, Plane

Most Common First Names for Plank

Sharon, David, Patricia, Candace, Carolyn, Chad, Claudie, Daniel, Denise, Donald

Meaning & History

English (chiefly Berkshire): from Middle English planke ‘plank’ (Late Latin planca). It is not clear how this word was applied as a surname: it may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a plank bridge over a stream, a metonymic occupational name for a carpenter, or a nickname for a thin person.

North German: nickname for a cantankerous person, from Middle Low German plank ‘quarrel’, ‘discord’.

North German: metonymic occupational name from Middle Low German plank ‘measure for liquids’.

South German: topographic name from Middle High German plank ‘plank’, ‘palisade’.

South German: nickname for a fair-haired person, from a variant of Middle High German blanc ‘light’, ‘shining’.

Recent Searches for "Plank" in Alabama

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Sharon Plank, AL (5 searches)
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