Plunkett

English

Etymology

Norman habitational surname, from the village of Pleugueneuc, in Brittany, said to be from Breton plou (“parish”) (from Latin plebs) + the personal name Guenec, formed from gwenn (“white”). As an Irish surname, it has been Gaelicized in Pluincéid.

Proper noun

Plunkett (plural Plunketts)

1. A surname from Norman.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Plunkett is the 3335^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10758 individuals. Plunkett is most common among White (85.34%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Plunkett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.