| ![Show Contents]() Plasket History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of PlasketWhat does the name Plasket mean? The distinguished name Plasket is derived from the Old French word "plasquet," meaning "dweller by the swampy meadow." 1 2 Alternatively, the name could have been derived from a geographical locality as in ' Plaskets,' a township in the parish of Falstone, Northumberland. 3 Early Origins of the Plasket familyThe surname Plasket was first found in Northumberland at Plaskets, which in early days was also known as Plawsketts and Plashetts. 2 A very rare surname, the first record of the family appeared rather late, that of John Plaskett, a Freeman of York in 1570. 1 Early History of the Plasket familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Plasket research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1575, 1683, 1761, 1782, 1783, 1809, 1811 and 1847 are included under the topic Early Plasket History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Plasket Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Plasket, Plaskett, Plaskit, Plaskitt and others. Early Notables of the Plasket family- Sir Richard Plasket or Plaskett, KCMG (1782-1847), the fifth Civil Auditor General for Ceylon. He was appointed on 14 June 1809, succeeding Samuel Tolfrey, and held the office until 30 January 1811
- Thomas Plasket, son of Thomas, of Kirkland Guards, Torpenhow, Cumberland, member of Oxford University, matriculated 11 March, 1783, aged 20
| Plasket migration to the United States | + |
Plasket Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- William Plasket, who arrived in New York in 1810 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Plasket (post 1700) | + |
- Clive Michael Plasket (b. 1957), South African jurist and retired judge who served in the Supreme Court of Appeal from 2019 to 2022
- Sir Richard Plasket KCMG (1782-1847), or Plaskett, 5th Civil Auditor General for Ceylon (1809-1811)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- 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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