Explore the Family Name Pliska

The meaning of Pliska

1. Czech (rarely Plíska): from dialect pliska ‘wagtail’, a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird in some way. 2. Czech (Plíška): nickname for a bald man, from a diminutive of pleš ‘bald patch’. 3. Altered form of Polish Pliszka: from pliszka ‘wagtail’, a cognate of 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Pliska saw minor fluctuations from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 30,120 in terms of prevalence and rose to 31,360 in 2010, marking a slight decrease in popularity by 4.12%. The number of individuals with this surname has increased slightly from 734 to 739, representing a 0.68% growth rate. However, the proportion per 100,000 population dipped by 7.41%, moving from 0.27 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,120	#31,360	-4.12%
Count	734	739	0.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pliska

Looking at the ethnicity breakdown, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Pliska surname identify as White, although there was a slight drop from 97.55% in 2000 to 96.21% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly, rising from 1.09% to 1.89% in the same time frame. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander were present in 2000 but were not represented in 2010. Interestingly, there was a new addition in 2010 with 1.49% identifying as two or more races. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.55%	96.21%	-1.37%
Hispanic	1.09%	1.89%	73.39%
Two or More Races	0%	1.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.82%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%