Plan Surname History

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Germany

Etymology of Plan

What does the name Plan mean?

The roots of the distinguished surname Plan lie in the former kingdom of Bohemia. The surname is derived from the place name "Plana," a medieval township in the kingdom of Bohemia. It is likely that the name was first borne by a resident of this region.

Early Origins of the Plan family

The surname Plan was first found in Bohemia, where the township of Plana was located. The earliest known bearer of the name was Henrick Planer, who lived in Prague, the capital of Plana, in 1306. The young Plan family was an integral part of a feudal society which would shape modern European history, and played an important role in the development of the region.

Early History of the Plan family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Plan research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1364, 1546, 1607 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Plan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Plan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Planer, Plan, von Plan, Blaha, Planner, Blanner and many more.

Early Notables of the Plan family

Andreas Planer (1546-1607), a doctor, and Johann Andreas Planer (d. 1714), a mathematician and professor

Plan migration to the United States +

Plan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Justo Plan, aged 28, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1853 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Plan (post 1700) +

Rev. W. Plan Gillieson, British Royal Army Chaplains' Department, awarded the Military Cross at the 1919 New Year Honours

Sources +

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)