Etymograph

English

Vamplew

Vamplew may come from Dutch van Ploeg.

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentvan Ploeguncertain
  2. EnglishtodayVamplew

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Dutchc. 1500–presentvan Ploeguncertain
  2. EnglishtodayVamplew

The story

Probably an Anglicized form of Dutch van Ploeg or a reduced form of van der Ploeg, both from ploeg (‘plow’).

Today it means

name A surname from Dutch.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Dutch van Ploeg / Vamplew