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Plank

in Massachusetts

There are 39 people with the last name "Plank" in Massachusetts.

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Plank 16,490
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  1. is 16,486th most common Piatelli
  2. is 16,487th most common Pickles
  3. is 16,488th most common Pickup
  4. is 16,489th most common Pisaturo
  5. is 16,490th most common Plank
  6. is 16,491st most common Plati
  7. is 16,492nd most common Polvere
  8. is 16,493rd most common Popper
  9. is 16,494th most common Porras

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Plank

Richard, Gail, Jane, Jeffrey, Shela, Chloe, Darrah, Farell, Farrell, Gabrielle

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’.

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Richard Plank, MA (5 searches)
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