How common is the surname Plyler?

2,856 people in the United States had the surname Plyler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,104 Americans. It ranked 11,109th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Plyler?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Plyler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Plyler getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,856 in 2010, down 4.6%.

The surname Plyler

A German surname, carried by 2,856 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P446

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Plyler is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

Americanized form of German Pleuler or Bleiler.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,856 people named Plyler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 108,104 Americans. That is down 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,993.

#11,109

rank among US surnames

2,856

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

-4.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,945)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,101	Granda	2,859	107,991
#11,103	Dearborn	2,858	108,029
#11,104	Toman	2,857	108,066
#11,109	Plyler	2,856	108,104
#11,111	Leis	2,855	108,142
#11,114	Loaiza	2,854	108,180
#11,116	Kalb	2,853	108,218

Who is named Plyler

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

95% of people named Plyler identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Plyler come from?: Americanized form of German Pleuler or Bleiler.
How common is the surname Plyler?: 2,856 people in the United States had the surname Plyler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,104 Americans. It ranked 11,109th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Plyler?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Plyler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Plyler getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,856 in 2010, down 4.6%.