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The surname Placido

A surname, carried by 1,306 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P423

Placido: #20,348 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Placido #20,348, 1,306 people Placido: #20,348 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Placido #20,348, 1,306 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Placido is more common than 87.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,306 people named Placido in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 236,405 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,018.

#20,348
rank among US surnames
1,306
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+28.3%
change since 2000 (was #23,326)

Who is named Placido

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

55% of people named Placido identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 55%
  • White (not Hispanic) 32%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
  • Two or more races 1.0%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Placido

Placido has the Soundex code P423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P423.

Questions

How common is the surname Placido?
1,306 people in the United States had the surname Placido in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 236,405 Americans. It ranked 20,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Placido?
In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Placido identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Placido getting more or less common?
More common. 1,018 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,306 in 2010, up 28%.