Plum

Plum Meaning & Origin

About Plum
The surname Plum is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "plume," meaning a feather or plume. It is believed to have been a nickname given to someone with a feathery or light-hearted nature. The surname Plum may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived near a plum tree or an occupational name for a grower or seller of plums.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Plum: 2,777
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 11,362
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.94

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Plum 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 Plum is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLM
🗽 NYSIIS
PAN
🔊 Soundex
P405
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P L AH1 M
🌐 IPA
/pləm/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P450

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Plum in Braille

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

The name Plum in braille

How to sign the name Plum using Sign Language

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

The name Plum in sign language

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