Plant

Plant Meaning & Origin

About Plant
The surname Plant is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It could be a topographic name for someone who lived near a plant or shrub, derived from the Middle English word "plante." Alternatively, it could be an occupational name for a gardener or someone who cultivated plants. Another possibility is that it originated as a nickname for a young or small person, as "plant" was used in Old English to refer to a sapling or young shoot. Overall, the surname Plant is likely to have originated from various sources related to plants and vegetation.

๐ŸŒ Origin
๐Ÿ“ Surname Length
๐Ÿ’ฌ Number of Syllables
๐Ÿ”  Starting Letter
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Plant is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Plant: 5,858
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 5,890
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.99

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Plant based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Plant is not currently available.

Pronunciation

๐Ÿ“‡ Metaphone
PLNT
๐Ÿ—ฝ NYSIIS
P
๐Ÿ”Š Soundex
P4053
๐ŸŽต Syllabic Pronunciation
P L AE1 N T
๐ŸŒ IPA
/plรฆnt/
๐Ÿ”Š Double Metaphone
('PLNT', '')
๐Ÿˆฏ Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P453

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Plant in Braille

Here's how to represent Plant in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Plant in braille

How to sign the name Plant using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Plant using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Plant in sign language

Numerology