Plunkett is an
Irish surname derived from the
Gaelic Ó Pluingceid. It is associated with
Ireland, and possibly of
Norse or
Norman origin;[1] it may be spelled O'Plunket, Plunket, Plunkit, Plunkitt, Plonkit, Plonkitt, Plonket, Plonkett, or Ó Plunceid, and may refer to:
Middle Ages
Richard Plunkett (1340–1393), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, ancestor of the Barons of Dunsany, Barons of Killeen, and Earls of Fingall
Thomas Fitz-Christopher Plunket (c.1407–1471), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, brother of the 1st Baron of Dunsany and uncle of the 1st Baron of Killeen
Sir
Thomas Plunket (1440–1519), Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland, nephew of the 1st Baron of Dunsany and 1st cousin of the 1st Baron of Killeen
Sir
Horace Curzon Plunkett (1854–1932), Irish unionist and agricultural reformer, son of the 16th Baron of Dunsany
Reginald Plunkett (1880–1967), a British admiral, sometimes called Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax or Reginald Drax, son of the 17th Baron of Dunsany
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surnamePlunkett. If an
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References
^Possibly an
Anglicization of the Norman-French surnames Planquette, Planquet, Plonquette, or Plonquet.
Plunkett is an
Irish surname derived from the
Gaelic Ó Pluingceid. It is associated with
Ireland, and possibly of
Norse or
Norman origin;[1] it may be spelled O'Plunket, Plunket, Plunkit, Plunkitt, Plonkit, Plonkitt, Plonket, Plonkett, or Ó Plunceid, and may refer to:
Middle Ages
Richard Plunkett (1340–1393), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, ancestor of the Barons of Dunsany, Barons of Killeen, and Earls of Fingall
Thomas Fitz-Christopher Plunket (c.1407–1471), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, brother of the 1st Baron of Dunsany and uncle of the 1st Baron of Killeen
Sir
Thomas Plunket (1440–1519), Chief Justice of the Common Pleas for Ireland, nephew of the 1st Baron of Dunsany and 1st cousin of the 1st Baron of Killeen
Sir
Horace Curzon Plunkett (1854–1932), Irish unionist and agricultural reformer, son of the 16th Baron of Dunsany
Reginald Plunkett (1880–1967), a British admiral, sometimes called Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax or Reginald Drax, son of the 17th Baron of Dunsany
This page lists people with the
surnamePlunkett. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.
References
^Possibly an
Anglicization of the Norman-French surnames Planquette, Planquet, Plonquette, or Plonquet.