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Plume Family History

Plume Name Meaning

English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English plum(e) ‘feather decorative plume’ (Anglo-Norman French plum(e) Latin pluma) presumably used for one who worked with or sold feathers. English and North German: variant of Plum . French: metonymic occupational name for a seller of down and feathers from plume ‘feather’. Compare Laplume Catalan (Plumé): from a variant of plomer an occupational name for a worker in lead from a derivative of plom ‘lead’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Plum, Plumer, Plummer, Prime, Place, Lum, Luke, Paule, Plumb, Blume

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You can see how Plume families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Plume family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Plume families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 8 Plume families living in New Brunswick. This was about 29% of all the recorded Plume's in Canada. New Brunswick had the highest population of Plume families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists
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Draft Cards
There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Plume. For the veterans among your Plume ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 17,000 census records available for the last name Plume. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Plume census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Plume. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Plume. For the veterans among your Plume ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Plume lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Plume life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Plume in 1962 was 67, and 69 in 2004.

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