Origins of the Plant surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 201North West 670Isle of Man 8Yorkshire 688East Midlands 401West Midlands 3115East 169London 1098South East 253South West 48South Wales 30Mid Wales 6West Wales 2North Wales 31Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Plants lived in west-midlands

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    7,600 Plant Travel & migration records
    69,000 Plants found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Plant

    How common is your surname?

    668th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Plant surname. The oldest one dates back to 1538.

    Who were Plants most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Plant first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Plants

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Plants in 1921

    Dressmaker

    267

    Domestic Servant

    166

    General Servant Domestic

    155

    General Servant

    123

    House Servant

    106

    Commmon male occupations for Plants in 1921

    Coal Miner

    497

    Farmer

    237

    General Labourer

    232

    Agricultural Labourer

    192

    Coal Miner Hewer

    183

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