Plagemann

Plagemann is a Low German family name. The name was created by stretching as a variant of Plaumann . The name Plaumann, in turn, is an origin name with reference to places called Plau, Plaue or Plauen.

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There was already the end of the 16th century , early 17th century in two areas of Germany families Plage man, whose name probably originated independently and are not related to each other, once in the area Brandenburg / Mecklenburg / Lübeck and once in Münsterland ( Riesenbeck , Saerbeck , Schwagstorf , Emsdetten ).

Family members have emigrated to America from both areas. In the United States , the name Plageman is in the 50,000 most common family names. The name also exists in the Netherlands , although immigration from the Münsterland is more likely due to the distribution near the border.

Well-known namesake

• Carlos Alberto Joaquin Plagemann (1858–1908), Chilean-German mineralogist
• Ernst Plagemann (1882–1953), German entrepreneur and manager of the steel trade
• Jochen Plagemann (1916–1999), German lawyer, attorney, notary and honorary professor
• Jürgen Plagemann (* 1936) was world champion in 1962 and won Olympic silver in 1964 with the Germany eighth .
• Volker Plagemann (1938–2012) was a German art historian, administrative specialist and publicist.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Duden: family names. Origin and meaning of 20,000 surnames. Dudenverlag, Mannheim 2005, ISBN 3-411-70852-2 , p. 511 (Plagemann) and 512 (Plaumann).