Explore the Family Name Plesa

The meaning of Plesa

1. Croatian, Slovenian, Slovak, and Czech (Pleša): nickname for a bald man, from Croatian dialect and Slovenian pleša, Slovak dialect and Czech pleš ‘bald head’. 2. Romanian (Pleşa): nickname for a bald person, from the adjective pleş ‘bald’, a word of ultimate Slavic origin (compare 1 above). Compare Plesha.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Plesa in the United States has slightly declined over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the Plesa surname ranked 111,740th in popularity and dropped to a ranking of 120,901 in 2010, representing an 8.2% decrease. The actual count of individuals with this surname also saw a minor reduction during this period, going from 146 to 143, a change of -2.05%. However, the proportion of people bearing the Plesa surname per 100,000 population remained constant at 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#111,740	#120,901	-8.2%
Count	146	143	-2.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Plesa

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Plesa surname identify as White. In 2000, approximately 95.89% of those with the surname identified as White, which decreased by 3% to 93.01% in 2010. There was no record of this surname associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in both years. Interestingly, while there were no records of individuals with the Plesa surname identifying as Hispanic in 2000, by 2010 there was a 3.5% representation in this category.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.89%	93.01%	-3%
Hispanic	0%	3.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%