Planck History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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From the historical and enchanting region of Austria emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Planck family. Originally, the Austrian people were known only by a single name. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Austria is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Planck is a nickname type of surname for a person with blond hair or a pale complexion having derived from the German word blanc, which means white or light.

Early Origins of the Planck family

The surname Planck was first found in Austria and southern Bavaria, where this family made important contributions toward the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social and political affairs, the family forged alliances with other families within the nation. Chronicles first mention Nicholas Plank of Bruenn in 1345, and the brothers Joerg and Ulrich Plank of Ulm in 1460.

Early History of the Planck family

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Planck Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Planck, Planckh, Plank, Plankl, Plankel, Plenk, Blanck and many more.

Early Notables of the Planck family

During this period prominent bearers of the name Planck were

Joseph Anton Planck von Haidenkofen, who made his name known in his capacity as court scribe of Landau...
Gottlieb Planck, born in 1751 in Nuertingen, became professor at the Karl's School in Stuttgart and was a learned cleric...

Planck migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Planck Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jacob Albertzen Planck, who arrived in New York City in 1634
Jacob Albertzen Planck, who arrived in New York in 1634 1

Planck Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johannes Planck, who arrived in New York in 1709-1710 1
Ludwig Henrich Planck, aged 6, who landed in New York in 1710 1
Maria Margaret Planck, aged 32, who arrived in New York in 1710 1
Johanna Eliz Planck, aged 14, who landed in New York in 1710 1
Johanna Elizabeth Planck, Johannes Planck and Maria Margaret Planck, who arrived in New York City in 1710

Contemporary Notables of the name Planck (post 1700) +

Edgar Allan Planck (b. 1868), American Republican politician, Physician; Member of Michigan State Senate 7th District, 1915-18; Defeated, 1912; Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916 2
Gottlieb Jakob Planck (1751-1833), German Protestant divine and historian
Karl Christian Planck (1819-1880), German philosopher
Erwin Planck (1893-1945), German politician, and a resistance fighter in the Third Reich
Gottlieb Planck (1824-1910), prominent jurist and co-author of the Civil Law Book, while one of his sons was executed during the Second World War on suspicion of having taken part in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler
Max Ernst Planck (1858-1947), prominent German physicist, who made immense contributions to the advancement of his field. His "Law of Radiation" (1901) and other accomplishments provided the foundations of modern quantum theory. He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1918 and became President of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Berlin in 1930

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html