Plouffe History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Plouffe family

The surname Plouffe was first found in Brittany.

Early History of the Plouffe family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Plouffe research. The years 1871, 1890 and 1891 are included under the topic Early Plouffe History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Plouffe Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Plouffe, Plouf, Ploufe, Plouff and others.

Early Notables of the Plouffe family

Antoine Plouffe was a carpenter in Bord-A-Plouffe in 1871
Camille Plouffe was a butcher in Montreal in 1871
Joseph Plouffe was a farmer in Saint-Come in 1871
Martin Plouffe was a pilot in Bord-A-Plouffe in 1871
François Plouffe was a blacksmith in Saint-Jude in 1891
Francis Plouffe was a shoemaker in Montreal in 1891

Plouffe World Ranking

the United States, the name Plouffe is the 15,379^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Plouffe is ranked the 788^th most popular surname with an estimated 6,822 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Plouffe is the 314^th popular surname. 3

Plouffe migration to the United States +

Plouffe Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Plouffe married in Verchères in 1733
Marie-Angélique Plouffe married in Verchères in 1738

Plouffe migration to Canada +

Plouffe Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Ursule Plouffe married in Ragéot in 1687

Plouffe Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Marie-Louise Plouffe married in De-La-Fosse, Quebec in 1737
François Plouffe married in Saint-Dénis-sur-Richelieu in 1746
Geneviève Plouffe married in Saint-Mathias in 1782

Contemporary Notables of the name Plouffe (post 1700) +

Trevor Patrick Plouffe (b. 1986), American Major League Baseball third baseman for the Minnesota Twins
David Plouffe (b. 1967), American campaign manager for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign
Katherine Plouffe (b. 1992), Canadian two-time gold and silver medalist basketball player for the Canadian national team, twin sister of Michelle Plouffe
Steve Plouffe (b. 1975), retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
Michelle Plouffe (b. 1992), Canadian basketball player who played for the Canada women's national basketball team at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Simon Plouffe (b. 1956), Canadian mathematician in Quebec who discovered the formula for the BBP algorithm

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec