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Plank

in Kentucky

There are 139 people with the last name "Plank" in Kentucky.

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Ranking in Kentucky

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Plank 3,195
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  1. is 3,191st most common Highley
  2. is 3,192nd most common Humphress
  3. is 3,193rd most common Lumpkins
  4. is 3,194th most common Mundy
  5. is 3,195th most common Plank
  6. is 3,196th most common Poland
  7. is 3,197th most common Rambo
  8. is 3,198th most common Ruggles
  9. is 3,199th most common Whited

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Plank

Addie, Billy, Kimberly, Aaron, Angela, Anthony, Billie, Cara, Cheryl, David

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 Kentucky

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Addie Plank, KY (8 searches)
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