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Plastow Name Meaning

from Middle English plei(e) ‘play game performance’ + stou(e) ‘place location’ (Old English plegstōw *plægstōw). The surname may be for someone who lived near a place for physical or theatrical play or for someone from any of numerous places so named such as Plaistow (Essex Surrey Gloucs Devon Sussex) Playstow (Herts) Pleystowe (Surrey) or Plastow (Hants). Compare Plested .

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Plaster, Pastor, Glasgow, Plato, Flatow, Glasow, Passow, Paetow

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Where is the Plastow family from?

You can see how Plastow families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Plastow family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1861 and 1920. The most Plastow families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1920 there was 1 Plastow family living in Massachusetts. This was about 17% of all the recorded Plastow's in USA. Massachusetts and 5 other states had the highest population of Plastow families in 1920.
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What did your Plastow ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Steam Fitter was the top reported job for people in the USA named Plastow. 50% of Plastow men worked as a Steam Fitter. .

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

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Steam Fitter
    50%
  • Laborer
    50%
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Census Records

There are 6,000 census records available for the last name Plastow. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Plastow census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 282 immigration records available for the last name Plastow. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 259 military records available for the last name Plastow. For the veterans among your Plastow ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Plastow lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Plastow life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Plastow in 1960 was 27, and 85 in 2004.

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