Plumstead
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English plūme (“plum”) + stede (“place”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPlumstead (countable and uncountable, plural Plumsteads)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A suburban area in Greenwich borough, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ4477).
- A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1334).
- A suburb of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.
- A township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Plumstead is the 95955th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 190 individuals. Plumstead is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.
References
editFurther reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Plumstead”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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editCategories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Suburbs in Greater London, England
- en:Places in Greater London, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Norfolk, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Norfolk, England
- en:Suburbs in South Africa
- en:Places in South Africa
- en:Townships
- en:Places in Pennsylvania, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English