Planks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Planks family

The surname Planks 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 Planks family

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Planks Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Plank, Planke, Planck, Planche, Planch, Planque, de Planque and many more.

Early Notables of the Planks family

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Migration of the Planks family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Sources +

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)