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

Plichta, 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 Plichta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Plichta in America

Plichta is the 36970th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Plichta surname appeared 604 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 Plichta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Plichta 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 Plichta

The surname Plichta is of Polish origin, with roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated from the word "plichta," which means a type of coarse cloth or textile material in the Polish language. This suggests that the name may have been associated with individuals involved in the textile trade or production during that era.

The name Plichta can be traced back to various regions of present-day Poland, particularly in areas such as Silesia, Greater Poland, and Pomerania. Historical records from the 15th and 16th centuries indicate the presence of individuals bearing this surname in these regions.

One of the earliest known references to the name Plichta can be found in the Akta Grodzkie, a collection of medieval court records from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, dating back to the late 15th century. These documents mention individuals with the surname Plichta in legal proceedings and land transactions.

In the 17th century, a notable figure named Jan Plichta (1590-1660) was a Polish Catholic priest and historian who served as the rector of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. His writings and contributions to historical literature during that period have been well-documented.

Another prominent individual was Stanisław Plichta (1785-1846), a Polish painter and engraver from the Romantic era. He studied at the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts and gained recognition for his landscapes and portraits depicting scenes from Polish history and culture.

During the 19th century, Józef Plichta (1828-1898) was a Polish mathematician and educator who made significant contributions to the field of mathematics education. He authored several textbooks and worked as a professor at the University of Warsaw.

In the early 20th century, Kazimierz Plichta (1887-1957) was a Polish engineer and inventor who played a crucial role in the development of early aviation technology. He designed and constructed one of the first successful Polish aircraft, the Plichta III, which flew in 1912.

The surname Plichta has also been associated with various place names and settlements throughout Poland, such as the village of Plichtów in the Masovian Voivodeship and the town of Plichtyce in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, further reinforcing its Polish origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Plichta

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

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 Plichta 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 Plichta 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 Plichta was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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