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Plank

in the US

There are 5,370 people with the last name "Plank" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Plank 5,103
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  1. is 5,099th most common Robin
  2. is 5,100th most common Bridge
  3. is 5,101st most common Klotz
  4. is 5,102nd most common Deane
  5. is 5,103rd most common Plank
  6. is 5,104th most common Ocasio
  7. is 5,105th most common Hasan
  8. is 5,106th most common Lombard
  9. is 5,107th most common Mumford

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Plank

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

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 the US

Since June 2009
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David Plank (54 searches)
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