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Plank

in California

There are 400 people with the last name "Plank" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Plank 6,255
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  1. is 6,251st most common Hendry
  2. is 6,252nd most common Nazari
  3. is 6,253rd most common Oliphant
  4. is 6,254th most common Peabody
  5. is 6,255th most common Plank
  6. is 6,256th most common Poston
  7. is 6,257th most common Rael
  8. is 6,258th most common Roeder
  9. is 6,259th most common Sacco

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Plank

James, John, William, David, Richard, Julie, Robert, Charles, Mark

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 California

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James Plank, CA (8 searches)
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