| ![Show Contents]() Plyler History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany The surname Plyler may be derived from the Old High German "Pluwil" or the Middle High German "Bliuwel" meaning a "stick" or "cudgel" perhaps suggesting a drumstick or pestle. The name may have been assigned to the bearer as a nickname for a stick-like figure or one who fought with or carried a stick. Or the name could have been given due to an occupation, such as one who used such sticks, perhaps a miller, or one who cut and sold sticks. Alternatively, the surname Plyler may be derived from the Old High German "blao" meaning "blue" and probably would have been given as a nickname for any variety of reasons. The element "blao" also appears in a number of forenames such as Blauhart and Blawo, and in place names such as Plawen and Plaue. Therefore the surname may also be patronymic, indicating the son of Blawo, or toponymic, from the name of the place where the bearer once lived. The name Plyler, can be found in compound names such as Pleuefisch, meaning "fishing rod." The consonants "p" and "b" are phonetically very similar in the German language. This makes them often interchangeable, and so the surname Plyler can appear with either a "P" or a "B." Early Origins of the Plyler familyThe surname Plyler was first found in Bavaria, and other Upper German lands, where the name was closely identified in early mediaeval times with the feudal society which would become prominent throughout European history. The name would later emerge as a noble family with great influence, having many distinguished branches, and become noted for its involvement in social, economic and political affairs. Records of the surname Plyler date back to the early 14th Century, when Johann Blaue was recorded in 1302, a Flahsblüwel in 1318 in Freiburg, a Wescheplewel in 1363 in Nuremburg, Haintz Blaewli in 1391 in Klosters, and Stephen Pleul in 1409 in Moravia. Early History of the Plyler familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Plyler research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1758, 1788, 1792, 1797, 1800, 1823 and 1850 are included under the topic Early Plyler History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Plyler Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Plewe, Plewes, Pleul, Pleuer, Bleuer, Bleuwer, Pleuler, Bleuler, Plaul, Plahl, Bleil, Bleyle and many more. Early Notables of the Plyler familyProminent among members of the name Plyler in this period include the Bleul family of Salzburg and Bavaria, of whom Johann Heinrich Bleul belonged; he would serve as court secretary to Leopold II and as a Field Marshall during the Napoleonic Wars. He was made a knight of the Holy Roman Empire in 1797 by...
Another 54 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Plyler Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Plyler RankingIn the United States, the name Plyler is the 9,920th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Plyler familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Vrena Bleueler, who settled in Carolina in 1734; and Caspar Pleuler, who immigrated to Philadelphia in 1735. Emigrants from Switzerland, who were heading to America, included Elise Bleuer in 1828.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Plyler (post 1700) | + |
- Justin Whitaker Plyler (d. 2002), American entrepreneur and business owner who co-founded the Gay Dolphin Gift Cove, 916 North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 1946 with Eloise Plyer
- Earle Keith Plyler (1897-1976), American physicist, a pioneer of infrared spectroscopy and molecular spectroscopy, eponym of the "Earle K. Plyler Prize" of the American Physical Society
- Aaron Wesley Plyler (1926-2016), American businessman and politician, Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1974-1982), Member of the North Carolina State Senate (1982-2002)
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