The surname Placencia
A surname, carried by 3,996 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex P425
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 3,996 people named Placencia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,264 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,277.
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #8,286 | Jump | 3,999 | 77,206 |
| #8,287 | Dulin | 3,998 | 77,225 |
| #8,288 | Maus | 3,997 | 77,244 |
| #8,291 | Bergin | 3,996 | 77,264 |
| #8,293 | Blackshear | 3,995 | 77,283 |
Who is named Placencia
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
93% of people named Placencia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
- White (not Hispanic) 5.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
- Two or more races 0.3%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Placencia
Placencia has the Soundex code P425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P425.
Questions
- How common is the surname Placencia?
- 3,996 people in the United States had the surname Placencia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,264 Americans. It ranked 8,291st of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Placencia?
- In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Placencia identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.6% as white (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Placencia getting more or less common?
- More common. 3,277 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,996 in 2010, up 22%.