Plum Family History

Plum Surname Meaning

English and North German: from Middle English plum(b)e Middle Low German plum(e) ‘plum’ hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a plum tree or a metonymic occupational name for a fruit grower or possibly a nickname for example for someone with a plum-colored birthmark.

Americanized form of German Pflum ‘plum’ a cognate of 1 above. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Blum.

English: nickname from Middle English plum(me) plumb(e) plom(be) ‘lead lead weight’ (Anglo-Norman French plum(be) plo(u)m; Old French plomé; Latin plumbum) probably signifying one who worked or dealt in lead a plumber.

English: variant of Plume.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Plume, Baum, Blum, Lum, Palm, Plog, Flum, Plump, Alm, Prus

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Where is the Plum family from?

You can see how Plum families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Plum family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Plum families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 82 Plum families living in London. This was about 19% of all the recorded Plum's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Plum families in 1891.

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What did your Plum ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Carpenter and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Plum. 20% of Plum men worked as a Carpenter and 89% of Plum women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Plum were builder decorator and nurse (sick) ret.

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Carpenter

20%

builder decorator

20%

Farmworker

20%

builder decorator

20%

Unpaid domestic duties

89%

Unpaid domestic

Household duties

nurse (sick) ret

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Census Record

There are 26K census records available for the last name Plum. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Plum census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 2K immigration records available for the last name Plum. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 4K military records available for the last name Plum. For the veterans among your Plum ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Plum lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Plum life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Plum in 1947 was 40, and 71 in 2004.

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Plum Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Pflum ‘plum’ a cognate of 1 above. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Blum.

English: variant of Plume.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Plum family from?

What did your Plum ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Carpenter

20%

builder decorator

20%

Farmworker

20%

builder decorator

20%

Unpaid domestic duties

89%

Unpaid domestic

Household duties

nurse (sick) ret

What Plum family records will you find?

What is the average Plum lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Plum life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Plum in 1947 was 40, and 71 in 2004.

Plum Family History

Plum Surname Meaning

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Plum Surname Meaning

144,000 record(s) for Plum

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Where is the Plum family from?

What did your Plum ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Plum family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Plum lifespan?

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