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Plank

in Illinois

There are 181 people with the last name "Plank" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

NameRank
Plank 6,220
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  1. is 6,216th most common Milano
  2. is 6,217th most common Munro
  3. is 6,218th most common Niebrugge
  4. is 6,219th most common Oshaughnessy
  5. is 6,220th most common Plank
  6. is 6,221st most common Podraza
  7. is 6,222nd most common Quarles
  8. is 6,223rd most common Rednour
  9. is 6,224th most common Reiff

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Plank

Robert, John, Dorothy, Joseph, Ladonna, Raymond, Reuben, Arlin, Brett

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 Illinois

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Robert Plank, IL (8 searches)
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