Explore the Family Name Plewa

The meaning of Plewa

Polish: nickname from plewa ‘chaff’ (i.e. the outer shell of cereal grain), possibly applied to someone regarded as unimportant or, as a metonymic occupational name, to someone whose job was to winnow grain. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Andrzej, Boleslaw, Grzegorz, Jozef, Katarzyna, Kazimierz, Krzysztof, Waclaw, Zdzislaw, Zofia.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Plewa has seen a surge in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Plewa was ranked 34,630th in popularity with 618 counts recorded, equivalent to 0.23 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, it had climbed to the 32,438th spot with a count of 709, representing an increase of 14.72%. The proportion of people bearing the Plewa surname also grew by 4.35%, standing at 0.24 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,630	#32,438	6.33%
Count	618	709	14.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.24	4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Plewa

Looking at the ethnic identity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals carrying the Plewa surname identified as White, which saw a slight increase from 95.95% in 2000 to 96.33% in 2010. There's also a small portion who identified under the category of two or more races, although this decreased from 2.27% in 2000 to 1.83% in 2010. The Hispanic community bore some representation among the Plewa surname bearers, though it also experienced a decrease over the decade, moving from 1.62% to 1.13%. No individuals with the Plewa surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.95%	96.33%	0.4%
Two or More Races	2.27%	1.83%	-19.38%
Hispanic	1.62%	1.13%	-30.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%