Plant Family History
Plant Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire Cheshire and Lancashire): nickname from Middle English pla(u)nt(e) ‘(young) plant sapling sprig graft of a tree’ (Old English plante reinforced by Anglo-Norman French pla(u)nte) perhaps metaphorical for a young man or metonymic for an agricultural farmer or a gardener. Altered form of French Plante . The surname Plant is also found in France where it is very rare. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): unexplained.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022