How common is the surname Pless?

2,596 people in the United States had the surname Pless in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,931 Americans. It ranked 12,025th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pless?

Vera Pless, American mathematician (1931–2020).

Where is the surname Pless most common?

Wikidata records people named Pless in the United States.

Is the surname Pless getting more or less common?

More common. 2,426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,596 in 2010, up 7.0%.

The surname Pless

A surname, carried by 2,596 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pless is more common than 92.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,596 people named Pless in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,931 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,426.

#12,025

rank among US surnames

2,596

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7%

change since 2000 (was #11,827)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,017	Satchell	2,598	118,840
#12,022	Detrick	2,597	118,885
#12,025	Pless	2,596	118,931
#12,031	Lamoreaux	2,595	118,977
#12,033	Nimmo	2,594	119,023

Who is named Pless

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

78% of people named Pless identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.8%

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 Plesss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vera Pless
American mathematician (1931–2020)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pless

Pyles

Pless has the Soundex code P420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P420.

Questions

How common is the surname Pless?: 2,596 people in the United States had the surname Pless in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,931 Americans. It ranked 12,025th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pless?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Pless identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pless?: Vera Pless, American mathematician (1931–2020).
Where is the surname Pless most common?: Wikidata records people named Pless in the United States.
Is the surname Pless getting more or less common?: More common. 2,426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,596 in 2010, up 7.0%.