| ![Show Contents]() Plumlee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Plumlee familyThe surname Plumlee was first found in Cheshire (now Cheshire East) at Plumley, a village and civil parish that dates back to 1119 when it was listed as Plumleia and literally meant "plum-tree wood or clearing," from the Old English words "plume" + "leah." 1 As far as the surname is concerned, it was first referenced in the year 1235 when Alexander Plomley held estates in Derbyshire. Early History of the Plumlee familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Plumlee research. Another 189 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1080, 1275, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1600, 1633 and 1642 are included under the topic Early Plumlee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Plumlee Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Plumley, Plumbley, Plumbleigh, Plomley, Plombley and many more. Early Notables of the Plumlee familyMore information is included under the topic Early Plumlee Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Plumlee RankingIn the United States, the name Plumlee is the 8,892nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Plumlee familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Plumlee (post 1700) | + |
- Sybil Virginia Plumlee (1911-2012), née Burgess, an American teacher, caseworker, and police officer who served in Portland, Oregon's Women's Protective Division, a special unit of the Portland Police Bureau, from 1947 to 1967, a pioneer in the law enforcement field
- Marshall Plumlee (b. 1992), American college basketball player who currently plays for Duke University
- Miles Christian Plumlee (b. 1988), American professional basketball player
- Mason Alexander Plumlee (b. 1990), American basketball forward for the Duke Blue Devils men's team
| Suggested Readings for the name Plumlee | + |
- The Plumlee Family by Robert D. Plumle.
- The Plum(ly, lee, ley, bee) Family by Millard Quentin Plumblee.
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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