Släkthistoria för Plaut
Plaut Vad efternamn betyder
North German: from Middle Low German plaut ‘short and broad bayonet’ or ‘blunt knife’ hence a nickname for a heavy clumsy fellow or a lout. Jewish (from western Germany): nickname from Rhine Franconian dialect German Plaut(e) ‘small kitchen knife blunt knife’ (compare 1 above). In some cases probably also French: variant of Plaud
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
