Plantz History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Germany
Ireland

The ancestors of the Plantz family brought their name to England in the wave of migration after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Plantz is for a gardener as the name was originally derived from the Old English word plant meaning plant, or young tree. 1 2

Early Origins of the Plantz family

The surname Plantz was first found in London where they held a family seat being descended from Fulk, the Count of Anjou, whose descendants were exemplified by the Emperor, Henry V of Germany, and Henry who ascended the English throne and planted the Plantagenet dynasty. He bore the three royal lines which continued until the time of Edward III who added a crest of another lion. The eventual heiress of this house was the Princess Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV, and Queen of Henry VII. Many junior lines abounded. 3

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Robert Plante, Cambridgeshire; and Roger Plante, Cambridgeshire. 4

"A family in humble circumstances at Kettering [Northamptonshire], bear the ancient royal name of Plantagenet, though now it is commonly changed to Plant." 5

"The Plants are very numerous in the Eccleshall district [of Staffordshire]. The name of Plente occurred in the 13th century in Huntinghamshire and Oxfordshire. There are also now a few representatives of the name of Plant in Suffolk and Shropshire." 6

Early History of the Plantz family

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Plantz Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Plantaggenett, Plantagenet, Plant, Plante and others.

Early Notables of the Plantz family

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Migration of the Plantz family to Ireland

Some of the Plantz family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Plantz migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Plantz Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Christoph Plantz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1742 7
Johan Matthias Plantz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1742 7
Lorentz Plantz, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1742 7
Leonhart Plantz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 7
Geo Jacob Plantz, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 7
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Plantz Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Plantz, who arrived in Mississippi in 1841 7
Charlotte Sophie Plantz, aged 26, who landed in America in 1845 7
Joh Heinr Plantz, who landed in America in 1857 7

Contemporary Notables of the name Plantz (post 1700) +

Truman Plantz, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892 8
Homer G. Plantz, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1863-69 8

Citations +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
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