How common is the surname Plotkin?

2,306 people in the United States had the surname Plotkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,888 Americans. It ranked 13,241st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Plotkin?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Plotkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Plotkin?

Stanley Plotkin, American physician, followed by Alice Playten.

Where is the surname Plotkin most common?

Wikidata records people named Plotkin in the United States.

Is the surname Plotkin getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,379 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,306 in 2010, down 3.1%.

The surname Plotkin

A surname, carried by 2,306 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Plotkin is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,306 people named Plotkin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,888 Americans. That is down 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,379.

#13,241

rank among US surnames

2,306

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-3.1%

change since 2000 (was #12,043)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,233	Ester	2,308	133,772
#13,236	Banton	2,307	133,830
#13,241	Hoadley	2,306	133,888
#13,246	Yousef	2,305	133,946

Who is named Plotkin

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

95% of people named Plotkin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Plotkins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stanley Plotkin
American physician, born 1932
Alice Playten
American actress (1947-2011)

Questions

How common is the surname Plotkin?: 2,306 people in the United States had the surname Plotkin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,888 Americans. It ranked 13,241st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Plotkin?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Plotkin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Plotkin?: Stanley Plotkin, American physician, followed by Alice Playten.
Where is the surname Plotkin most common?: Wikidata records people named Plotkin in the United States.
Is the surname Plotkin getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,379 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,306 in 2010, down 3.1%.