Explore the Family Name Planer

The meaning of Planer

1. South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from a place called Plan in Bohemia (Czech name: Planá). 2. South German: from Middle High German plan ‘open space, plain’; a topographic name for someone living on a plateau or a habitational name from a farm named with this word.

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How common is the last name Planer in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Planer has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 49,671st in popularity with 397 people carrying this name, which represented about 0.15 people per 100,000 population. However, by 2010, it had fallen to rank 53,538 with 386 individuals bearing the name, symbolizing around 0.13 people per 100,000 population. This represents a decline of approximately 7.79% in rank and 2.77% in count over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,671	#53,538	-7.79%
Count	397	386	-2.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Planer

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data demonstrates that most individuals with the surname Planer identified as White, with 90.43% in 2000 and 90.93% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Black decreased from 5.04% in 2000 to 4.40% in 2010. Notably, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year, and the proportion of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.02% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Interestingly, the categories of Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in 2010, with 1.55% and 1.81% respectively, indicating some diversification within the group over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.43%	90.93%	0.55%
Black	5.04%	4.4%	-12.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.81%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.55%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.02%	0%	0%