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Plank

in Iowa

There are 90 people with the last name "Plank" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Plank 4,270
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  1. is 4,266th most common Marolf
  2. is 4,267th most common Mcafee
  3. is 4,268th most common Mcroberts
  4. is 4,269th most common Oswalt
  5. is 4,270th most common Plank
  6. is 4,271st most common Rewerts
  7. is 4,272nd most common Rittgers
  8. is 4,273rd most common Rohrer
  9. is 4,274th most common Ruhland

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Plank

Benjamin, Aden, Carl, Floyd, Greg, John, Kay, Kenneth, Leroy, Lydia

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 Iowa

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Benjamin Plank, IA (5 searches)
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