Plant
One-Name Study

Topics

• Origin of the surname
• Distribution of the name
• DNA project
• Links
• Contact Details

Origin of the surname

See note on the name's meaning and further discussion of its orgins.

Distribution of the name

See distribution.

DNA project

See full details or a brief outline of how to join and receive further advice.

Links

Plant Family History Group web site:

• entry page.

Some recent academic papers on:

• Plant;
• Plantagenet; and,
• polygyny

all contain references to the Plant surname and indicate that the reasoning behind the commonly supposed meaning 'gardener' is flawed and that a more likely meaning is 'offspring'.

Contact details

For further information, contact:

Dr John S Plant
7 Ontario Close,
Trentham,
Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire
ST4 8TG
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

This page last updated 21 August 2009.

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