Plumm

Plumm Meaning & Origin

About Plumm
The surname Plumm 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 who had a distinctive or flamboyant hairstyle or perhaps worked as a feather merchant. The surname Plumm may also have originated as a variant spelling of the surname Plum, which referred to someone who lived near a plum tree or worked as a grower or seller of plums.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Plumm: 103
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 157,234
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

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

Pronunciation

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

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Plumm in Braille

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

The name Plumm in braille

How to sign the name Plumm using Sign Language

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

The name Plumm in sign language

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