Plante Family History

Plante Surname Meaning

French (mainly Planté): topographic name from planté ‘planted’ (the past participle of the verb planter ‘to plant’) for someone living by an area of planted ground, a herb garden, shrubbery, or more specifically a vineyard.

French: topographic name or perhaps a nickname or a metonymic occupational name from plante ‘plant’ in Old French also ‘(nursery) plantation (of trees, bushes)’; or a habitational name from Plante, the name of several places in the southwestern part of France.

Compare Laplante. English (Warwickshire): variant of Plant.

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

Similar surnames: Plant, Platte, Plantier, Platt, Lande, Plank, Place, Planty, Panter, Plate

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Where is the Plante family from?

You can see how Plante families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Plante family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Plante families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1911 there were 3,137 Plante families living in Quebec. This was about 94% of all the recorded Plante's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Plante families in 1911.

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What did your Plante ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Cultivateur and Couturire were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Plante. 30% of Plante men worked as a Cultivateur and 11% of Plante women worked as a Couturire. Some less common occupations for Americans named Plante were Fils cultivateur and Journalier.

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Cultivateur

30%

Journalier

18%

Farmer

Fils cultivateur

Couturire

11%

Cultivateur

11%

Commis

10%

Journalier

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Census Record

There are 80K census records available for the last name Plante. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Plante census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 5K immigration records available for the last name Plante. 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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Military Records

There are 8K military records available for the last name Plante. For the veterans among your Plante ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Plante lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Plante life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Plante in 1944 was 33, and 72 in 2004.

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Plante Surname Meaning

Compare Laplante. English (Warwickshire): variant of Plant.

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

Where is the Plante family from?

What did your Plante ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Cultivateur

30%

Journalier

18%

Farmer

Fils cultivateur

Couturire

11%

Cultivateur

11%

Commis

10%

Journalier

What Plante family records will you find?

What is the average Plante lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Plante life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Plante in 1944 was 33, and 72 in 2004.

Plante Family History

Plante Surname Meaning

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Plante Surname Meaning

371,000 record(s) for Plante

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Where is the Plante family from?

What did your Plante ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Plante family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Plante lifespan?

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