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Plank

in Virginia

There are 103 people with the last name "Plank" in Virginia.

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Plank 6,450
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  1. is 6,446th most common Neice
  2. is 6,447th most common Noblin
  3. is 6,448th most common Peng
  4. is 6,449th most common Penland
  5. is 6,450th most common Plank
  6. is 6,451st most common Plante
  7. is 6,452nd most common Reitz
  8. is 6,453rd most common Renfro
  9. is 6,454th most common Reyna

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Plank

John, David, Timothy, Terry, Heather, Jason, Jeffrey, Richard, Ernest

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 Virginia

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John Plank, VA (5 searches)
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