Explore the Family Name Plasse

The meaning of Plasse

1. French: variant of Place 1, or a habitational name from a place so called in Loire. 2. German: variant of Plass 1. 3. Dutch (Van de Plasse): topographic name from Middle Dutch plas ‘pool, pond’. Some characteristic forenames: French Herve, Emile, Alban, Aldor, Elzear, Gaston, Germain, Marcel, Napoleon, Normand, Phillippe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Plasse" saw minor changes between 2000 and 2010. Its ranking dipped slightly from 37,200 in 2000 to 38,103 in 2010, a decrease of 2.43%. Meanwhile, the number of individuals carrying this surname increased by 3.19% from 564 in 2000 to 582 in 2010, although its proportion per 100k people slightly decreased by 4.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,200	#38,103	-2.43%
Count	564	582	3.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Plasse

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most bearers of the surname "Plasse" identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease from 97.52% to 95.36%. There was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, moving from 0% in 2000 to 2.58% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a slight drop from 1.06% in 2000 to 1.03% in 2010. The category of two or more races was introduced in 2010, accounting for 1.03% of the population with this surname. The proportions of those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.52%	95.36%	-2.21%
Hispanic	0%	2.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.06%	1.03%	-2.83%
Two or More Races	0%	1.03%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%