Explore the Family Name Plas

The meaning of Plas

1. German: variant of Plass. 2. Czech: topographic name from plas ‘dike, mound’, or from a South German short form of the medieval personal name Blasius (see Plass). 3. French: habitational name from any of the places so called in the Ardèche and Corrèze. Some characteristic forenames: French Jean Francois.

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

The surname Plas saw an increase in popularity between the years 2000 to 2010, per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The ranking of the surname improved from 51,945 in 2000 to 47,429 in 2010, representing an 8.69% leap upwards. Similarly, the count of people carrying the Plas name rose from 376 in 2000 to 447 in 2010, indicating an 18.88% increase. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also demonstrated a slight upswing by 7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,945	#47,429	8.69%
Count	376	447	18.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.15	7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Plas

In terms of ethnic identity, the distribution of the Plas surname underwent changes in the decade between 2000 and 2010, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The share of people identifying as White decreased from 94.68% to 91.72%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those reporting their ethnicity as Hispanic increased from zero to 3.58%. The number of Asians/Pacific Islanders bearing this surname dropped to none by 2010, while the proportion of Black holders slightly decreased by 6.28%. The representation of those with two or more races climbed by 18.05%, whereas the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.68%	91.72%	-3.13%
Hispanic	0%	3.58%	0%
Black	2.39%	2.24%	-6.28%
Two or More Races	1.33%	1.57%	18.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.33%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%