Plough

plough English thumb|The Plough Etymology 1 en Proper noun the Plough en constellation British common name The brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major. They are Alkaid, Mizar, Alioth, Megrez, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda. en Big Dipper especially US Charles' Wain old, UK Drinking Gourd old, US Northern Ladle Asia Northern Waggoner old Wain old, UK triones septentriones astronomy; archaic en 1998 w:Belle and Sebastian Ease Your Feet in the Sea w:The Boy with the Arab Strap Later on, as I walked home / The Plough was showing, and Orion Translations brightest seven stars of the constellation Ursa Major Big Dipper Etymology 2 From en plough, a metonymic occupational surname for a plowwright or plowman. Proper noun s en. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Plough is the 38801st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 569 individuals. Plough is most common among White (96.31%) individuals. Further reading