| ![Show Contents]() Planche History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
France
Early Origins of the Planche familyThe surname Planche was first found in Wiltshire where Maud de la Plank held estates in that shire in 1288. The name literally means "dweller by the plank" or narrow foot-bridge, from the Middle English word "planke." 1 This Norman family is generally thought to have been derived from "De la Planche, a baronial family. Richard and Henry de Planca and their fief, Normandy 1180-1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Ralph de la Planche c. 1119 witnessed a charter of Leeds Abbey, Kent. Planche was near Alençon." 2 Early History of the Planche familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Planche research. Another 64 words (5 lines of text) covering the year 1788 is included under the topic Early Planche History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Planche Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Plank, Planke, Planck, Planche, Planch, Planque, de Planque and many more. Early Notables of the Planche familyMore information is included under the topic Early Planche Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Planche RankingFrance, the name Planche is the 4,974th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 3
| Planche migration to the United States | + |
Planche Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Claude Planche, aged 50, who landed in America, in 1895
- Joseph Planche, aged 38, who settled in America, in 1895
- Marguerite Planche, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
Planche Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Eugine Planche, aged 7, who immigrated to the United States from Lyons, France, in 1908
- Alexandre Planche, aged 27, who landed in America from Lyons, France, in 1908
- August Planche, aged 36, who immigrated to America, in 1913
- Felix Planche, aged 6, who landed in America, in 1913
- Madelenie Planche, aged 11, who landed in America, in 1913
| Contemporary Notables of the name Planche (post 1700) | + |
- James Robinson Planché (1796-1880), Somerset herald and dramatist, born in Old Burlington Street, Piccadilly, London, son of Jacques Planché (1734–1816), a watchmaker, who was descended from a Huguenot refugee
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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