Find out how popular the last name Plaga is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Plaga.

Plaga, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Plaga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Plaga in America

Plaga is the 148347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Plaga surname appeared 111 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Plaga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Plaga to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Plaga

The surname PLAGA originated in Poland, with records dating back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Polish word "plaga," meaning "plague" or "affliction." The name likely referred to someone who had survived a plague or was associated with its aftermath.

In the early 16th century, the name PLAGA appeared in records from the town of Krakow, which was a major center of learning and culture during the Renaissance period. One notable figure was Jan PLAGA, a renowned scholar and professor at the Jagiellonian University, who lived from 1480 to 1553.

During the 17th century, the PLAGA name was found in various regions of Poland, including the cities of Poznan and Warsaw. A prominent individual was Tomasz PLAGA, a military officer who served in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and participated in several battles against Swedish forces during the Deluge, a period of civil war and foreign invasion in the mid-1600s.

As Poland faced political turmoil and partitions in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, many Poles migrated to other parts of Europe and beyond. This led to the spread of the PLAGA surname across different countries. In the early 19th century, a notable figure was Józef PLAGA, a Polish writer and poet who was born in 1795 and lived in exile in Paris after the November Uprising against Russian rule.

In the late 19th century, Stanisław PLAGA, born in 1865, was a prominent Polish artist known for his landscape paintings and depictions of rural life. His works are displayed in several museums in Poland and have become part of the country's cultural heritage.

Another individual of note was Maria PLAGA, a Polish physicist and chemist who lived from 1890 to 1973. She made significant contributions to the study of radioactivity and worked alongside Marie Curie, the renowned scientist famous for her pioneering work on radioactivity.

While the PLAGA surname originated in Poland, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and various historical events. However, its roots can be traced back to the Polish language and the country's rich cultural traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Plaga

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Plaga.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Plaga was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Plaga has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Plaga was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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