How common is the surname Plain?

1,159 people in the United States had the surname Plain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. It ranked 22,246th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Plain?

Belva Plain, American writer (1915-2010).

Where is the surname Plain most common?

Wikidata records people named Plain in the United States.

Is the surname Plain getting more or less common?

More common. 1,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,159 in 2010, up 9.2%.

The surname Plain

A surname, carried by 1,159 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Plain is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,159 people named Plain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,061.

#22,246

rank among US surnames

1,159

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+9.2%

change since 2000 (was #22,612)

Who is named Plain

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

69% of people named Plain identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
Two or more races 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Plains

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Belva Plain
American writer (1915-2010)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Plain

Plain has the Soundex code P450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P450.

Questions

How common is the surname Plain?: 1,159 people in the United States had the surname Plain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. It ranked 22,246th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Plain?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Plain identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Plain?: Belva Plain, American writer (1915-2010).
Where is the surname Plain most common?: Wikidata records people named Plain in the United States.
Is the surname Plain getting more or less common?: More common. 1,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,159 in 2010, up 9.2%.