Last names beginning with P

Last names from PLA to PLAZOLA

Each of the names is displayed with corresponding data on the name's rank and the number of time it shows up in census. Some surnames are also augmented with information about their origins and meanings. Names are sorted in alphabetical order.

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Pla	27,821			813	Belgian
Placa	119,644			134	Portuguese
Place	4,600	4,438		7,057	English	Local: At the place,...
Placek	20,831	21,328		1,178	Czech
Placencia	9,154	8,798		3,277
Placencio	55,237	69,075		348
Placensia	85,996			202
Placer	81,100			217	Spanish
Placeres	43,955	79,750		462	Spanish
Placey	124,872			127
Plachecki	138,741	79,749		111
Placher	117,538			137
Plachta	63,297			295	Jewish
Plachy	67,317			274	Czech
Placide	41,793	26,166		490	Haitian
Placido	23,326	42,490		1,018	Italian
Plack	49,767	49,974		396	Hungarian
Placke	35,445	33,060		601	Dutch
Placker	76,946	54,897		232
Plackett	141,788	79,747		108	English	Local: A sharpened f...

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Placko	58,553	45,879		324	Polish
Placzek	44,821	29,817		451	Jewish
Pladsen	116,123			139	Norwegian
Pladson	73,412	61,142		246
Plafcan	88,083			196
Plaga	140,756			109	Hungarian
Plage	130,443			120	German
Plageman	55,849	45,878		343
Plagens	50,366	42,489		390
Plager	68,569			268	Jewish
Plagge	42,529	54,896		480
Plaggemeyer	116,835			138
Plagman	61,207	37,140		307
Plagmann	100,194	34,986		167	South african
Plahn	85,297			204	Swedish
Plaia	43,629			466	Italian
Plain	22,612	16,401		1,061	English	Local: At the plane-...
Plaine	91,801			186
Plair	29,099	34,985		767
Plaisance	10,809	10,317		2,707	French

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Plaisir	112,365			145	Haitian
Plaisted	19,898	17,193		1,249	English	Local: At the playst...
Plakas	116,123			139
Plake	44,738	39,572		452
Plamann	49,869			395
Plambeck	35,797	42,488		593
Plamondon	24,037	22,726		979	French
Plamp	111,740			146
Plan	86,992	79,744		199	Jewish
Plana	79,676	69,073		222	Spanish
Planas	28,912	18,507		774	Spanish
Plancarte	21,124	61,140		1,158
Plance	99,725	79,742		168
Planchard	120,330			133	Belgian
Planche	126,400			125	French
Plancher	134,929			115	Haitian
Planchon	84,968			205	Jewish
Plancich	141,788			108	Croatian
Planck	24,763	20,612		944	Belgian
Plancon	141,788			108

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Plane	51,352	49,973		381	English	Local: At the plane-...
Planer	49,671	79,741		397	Jewish
Planert	147,095			103	German
Planes	99,214			169	Jewish
Planeta	79,958			221	Polish
Planey	121,058			132
Plank	5,162	5,022		6,235	English	Local: At the plank....
Plankenhorn	73,659			245
Plankey	59,916	54,894		315
Plano	64,385			289	Italian
Plansky	89,549			192	Jewish
Plant	5,483	5,729		5,832	English
Plantamura	95,567			177
Plante	4,543	3,748		7,170	English
Plantenberg	77,742	34,984		229	Belgian
Plantenga	98,298	61,139		171
Planter	80,812			218	Belgian
Plantholt	130,443			120
Plantier	70,052	61,138		261
Plantillas	126,400			125

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Plantin	119,644			134	Belgian
Plantinga	109,328			150
Planton	148,244			102	Basque
Plants	23,594	26,165		1,002
Planty	52,827	31,338		368
Plantz	19,503	21,327		1,281
Planz	76,465			234	Jewish
Plapp	86,992			199	Swiss
Plappert	88,083			196
Plas	51,945			376	Jewish
Plascencia	5,469	7,378		5,846
Plasch	124,872			127
Plasecki	99,725			168
Plasek	108,153			152	Hungarian
Plasencia	10,920	15,082		2,674	Spanish
Plasencio	107,038			154
Plasket	112,967			144	English	Local: Of Plaskets, ...
Plaskett	38,524	29,816		540	English	Local: Of Plaskets, ...
Plaski	133,114			117	Belgian
Plaskon	66,676			277	Polish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Plasky	67,317	49,972		274
Plasman	125,639			126	Dutch
Plass	30,383	45,877		726	Austrian
Plasse	37,200	22,725		564	Belgian
Plassman	95,091	79,740		178
Plassmeyer	72,022	79,739		252
Plaster	11,910	13,679		2,407	English	The plasterer. The u...
Plasterer	50,801			386
Plasters	71,143			256
Plastino	98,298			171
Plastow	134,929	79,738		115	English	Local: At the play-s...
Plata	7,883	11,323		3,896	Jewish
Platania	55,481	61,136		346	Italian
Platas	44,350	69,071		457
Plate	17,960	23,490		1,434	Dutch
Platek	32,227	42,487		674	Polish
Platel	138,741			111	Belgian
Plater	22,403	37,139		1,072	English	The plater, i.e. a m...
Platerd	116,123			139
Platero	17,334	21,986		1,503	Jewish

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Platfoot	96,033			176	English	Nickname: Splay-foot...
Plath	17,719	18,043		1,458	German
Plathe	99,725	54,893		168
Plati	112,365			145	Hungarian
Platis	74,675			241	Greek
Platko	60,887	61,135		309	Polish
Platkowski	150,436			100
Platner	44,027	23,489		461	Jewish
Plato	24,763	28,487		944	Austrian
Platon	60,390			312	Spanish
Platt	1,793	1,504		18,376	English	Local: Of the plat, ...
Platta	107,565			153	Polish
Platte	21,479	28,486		1,134	German
Platten	46,944	45,876		426	German
Plattenburg	112,365			145
Platter	28,674	20,611		782	English	The plater, i.e. a m...
Platteter	140,756			109
Plattner	25,329	22,724		918	Jewish
Platto	144,908			105
Platts	19,968	25,216		1,244	English	Local: Of the plat, ...

Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Platz	10,821	17,192		2,704	Jewish
Platzer	36,129	39,571		586	Jewish
Platzke	129,619			121	Polish
Plauche	32,856	27,259		658	Creole
Plaud	103,706			160
Plauger	132,259			118
Plaugher	48,293	34,983		411
Plaunt	128,797			122
Plaut	44,497	39,570		455	Belgian
Plautz	24,914	45,875		937
Plavcan	114,852			141	Slovakian
Plawecki	137,816			112
Plaxco	83,004	42,486		211
Plaxico	94,676	61,134		179
Player	8,769	6,020		3,445	English	The player, probably...
Playford	53,191	42,485		365
Playle	102,691	49,971		162
Playter	85,643			203
Plaza	6,631	7,134		4,705	Spanish
Plazas	95,091			178	Spanish
Name	Rank	Rank	Delta	Count	Origin	Meaning
	2000 census	1990 census	in rank	2000 census
Plazola	34,711			616