How common is the surname Plott?

2,604 people in the United States had the surname Plott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,566 Americans. It ranked 11,993rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Plott getting more or less common?

More common. 2,455 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,604 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Plott

A surname, carried by 2,604 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex P430

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

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,604 people named Plott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,566 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,455.

#11,993

rank among US surnames

2,604

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,705)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,984	Laclair	2,606	118,475
#11,988	Burchard	2,605	118,520
#11,993	Chubb	2,604	118,566
#11,998	Byram	2,603	118,611

Who is named Plott

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

92% of people named Plott identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Plott

Plott has the Soundex code P430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P430.

Questions

How common is the surname Plott?: 2,604 people in the United States had the surname Plott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,566 Americans. It ranked 11,993rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Plott?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Plott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Plott getting more or less common?: More common. 2,455 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,604 in 2010, up 6.1%.