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Plympton
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Plimpton
Etymology
From en enm -, from en ang Plȳmentūn (c. 900), from ang *plymen growing with plum trees, from ang plūme plum tree.The Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-names Watts Victor Cambridge University Press 1st paperback 2010 475–6 978-0-521-16855-7 en Plumpton.
Pronunciation
en /ˈplɪmptən/
Proper noun
~ s
en A former town which is now a <<suburb>> of <<city/Plymouth>>, <<co/Devon>>, <<cc/England>> OS grid ref SX5456. Ward map (Plymouth: 1 of 3)
en town co/Plymouth County s/Massachusetts c/US.
en former township co/Lambton County p/Ontario c/Canada now in town/Plympton-Wyoming.
en habitational Old English.
Derived terms
en Plympton St Mary
en Plympton St Maurice
en Plympton-Wyoming
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Plympton is the 75564th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 255 individuals. Plympton is most common among White (92.94%) individuals.
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