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Plank Family Crest
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Origins Available: English, German

Where did the English Plank family come from? What is the English Plank family crest and coat of arms? When did the Plank family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Plank family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Plank, Planke, Planck, Planche, Planch, Planque, de Planque and many more.

First found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed.The family name was first referenced in the year 1288 when Maud Plank held estates in that shire.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Plank research. Another 217 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Plank History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Plank Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Plank Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Adam Plank, who landed in New York in 1771

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  • Ed Plank (b. 1952), American baseball pitcher in the late 1970s
  • Eddie Plank (1875-1926), early 20th-century American baseball player
  • John Philip Plank (b. 1922), has distinguished himself as a music educator at the Sherwood Music School of Chicago
  • Conny Plank (1940-1987), German record producer and musician


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  7. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  8. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
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  10. Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
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The Plank Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Plank Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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