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Plank

in Maryland

There are 116 people with the last name "Plank" in Maryland.

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Ranking in Maryland

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Plank 4,545
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  1. is 4,541st most common Muldrow
  2. is 4,542nd most common Nobles
  3. is 4,543rd most common Ofori
  4. is 4,544th most common Paik
  5. is 4,545th most common Plank
  6. is 4,546th most common Quach
  7. is 4,547th most common Racine
  8. is 4,548th most common Rashid
  9. is 4,549th most common Richey

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Plank

William, Mary, Robert, Michael, Damien, David, Donald, Gene, James, Kenneth

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 Maryland

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William Plank, MD (7 searches)
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