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Plank

in Indiana

There are 288 people with the last name "Plank" in Indiana.

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Ranking in Indiana

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Plank 2,359
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  1. is 2,355th most common Gephart
  2. is 2,356th most common Hutchens
  3. is 2,357th most common Jacobson
  4. is 2,358th most common Murrell
  5. is 2,359th most common Plank
  6. is 2,360th most common Schindler
  7. is 2,361st most common Schwab
  8. is 2,362nd most common Veach
  9. is 2,363rd most common Vermillion

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Plank

John, David, Susan, James, Patricia, Robert, Jeffrey, Joshua, Luke, Michael

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 Indiana

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John Plank, IN (9 searches)
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