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Early Origins of the Plume family

The surname Plume was first found in Brittany, originally Armorica in ancient times, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dol and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Plume family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Plume research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1612, 1646 and 1704 are included under the topic Early Plume History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Plume Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Plume, Plumard, Laplume, Plumelle, Plumel, Plummont, Plumot, Plumon, Plumejeau, Plumandon, Plumereau, Plumme, Plumart, Plumecocq, Plumeray, Plumettaz, Plumyoen, Plumcopere and many more.

Early Notables of the Plume family

Another 34 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Plume Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Plume migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Plume Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Plume, aged 45, who arrived in New York in 1812 1
  • E L Plume, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
  • J V Plume, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Plume (post 1700) +

  • Ilse Plume, American illustrator of children's books, best known for her book, The Bremen Town Musicians, a Caldecott Honor book for 1981
  • Kenneth "Ken" Plume (b. 1977), American author, broadcaster, and owner of Fred Entertainment
  • Amélie Plume (b. 1943), Swiss writer
  • Mike Plume (b. 1968), Canadian country music singer and songwriter from Moncton, New Brunswick


  1. 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)


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