The plumer Surname
plumer Name Meaning and History
- North German (Plümer) and English: variant of Plum, the suffix -er denoting habitation or occupation.
- Altered form of South German Pflümer, an occupational name for a grower or seller of plums, from an agent derivative of Middle High German pflume ‘plum’.
- English: variant of Plummer 1.
- English and Dutch: occupational name for a dealer in feathers and quills, from an agent derivative of Middle English plume, Middle Dutch pluim ‘feather’, ‘plume’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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