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Surname Etymology and Meaning of PLUMER

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1. North German (Plümer) and English: variant of Plum, the suffix -er denoting habitation or occupation.
2. Altered form of South German Pflümer, an occupational name for a grower or seller of plums, from an agent derivative of Middle High German pflume ‘plum’.
3. English: variant of Plummer 1.
4. English and Dutch: occupational name for a dealer in feathers and quills, from an agent derivative of Middle English plume, Middle Dutch pluim ‘feather’, ‘plume’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)