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Plank

in Pennsylvania

There are 690 people with the last name "Plank" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Plank 1,753
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  1. is 1,749th most common Crist
  2. is 1,750th most common Fazio
  3. is 1,751st most common Foor
  4. is 1,752nd most common Penn
  5. is 1,753rd most common Plank
  6. is 1,754th most common Witt
  7. is 1,755th most common Munoz
  8. is 1,756th most common Adkins
  9. is 1,757th most common Barkley

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Plank

Robert, John, James, Michael, David, Richard, Susan, Charles, Mary, Steven

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 Pennsylvania

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Robert Plank, PA (9 searches)
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