Given name & surname · also Norman

Plunkett

“parish”

Plunkett is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Plunkett goes back to Breton plou, meaning “parish.”

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Where it comes from

In one tradition, it comes from Breton plou.

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How it developed

From Breton plou (“parish”), from Latin plebs.

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