Explore the Family Name Plush

The meaning of Plush

English: habitational name from Plush in Dorset, originally named with an Old English word plysc ‘pool’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Plush has seen a slight increase in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 42,830th and rose slightly to rank 42,790th in 2010, indicating an upward shift of 0.09%. The count, which represents the number of people with this surname, also increased by 6.3% during this period from 476 to 506. However, the proportion per 100,000 people saw a slight decrease from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, a drop of 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,830	#42,790	0.09%
Count	476	506	6.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Plush

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Plush, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority identify as White. This group made up 85.71% of the holders of this surname in 2000, which decreased modestly to 84.39% in 2010. Those identifying as Black were the second largest group, comprising 11.76% in 2000 and 11.46% in 2010, a small decline of 2.55%. There was no recorded data for Asian/Pacific Islander identity in either year. Interestingly, there appears to be more diversity in 2010 than in 2000. For example, in 2010, 1.98% identified as Hispanic and 0.99% as American Indian and Alaskan Native, categories not represented in 2000. Furthermore, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.47% to 1.19%, a decrease of 19.05%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.71%	84.39%	-1.54%
Black	11.76%	11.46%	-2.55%
Hispanic	0%	1.98%	0%
Two or More Races	1.47%	1.19%	-19.05%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%