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

Plott, 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 Plott surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Plott in America

Plott is the 11993rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Plott surname appeared 2,604 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Plott.

We can also compare 2010 data for Plott 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 Plott

The surname Plott has its origins in England, tracing back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English word "plot," which referred to a small piece of land or plot of ground. This suggests that the name may have initially been used to denote someone who lived on or worked a small plot of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Plott can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Cambridgeshire from 1273, where it appears as "Robert de la Plotte." This early spelling variation highlights the connection to the Old English word for a small plot of land.

The Plott surname also appears in the renowned Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of land ownership and taxation compiled in 1086 by order of William the Conqueror. In this significant historical document, the name is recorded as "Ploht," further reinforcing its roots in Old English.

Over the centuries, the name has undergone several spelling variations, including Plotts, Plott, Ploght, and Plough. Some of these variations may have been influenced by regional dialects or scribal errors in transcribing the name.

Notable individuals bearing the Plott surname throughout history include:

1. John Plott (c. 1590-1665), an English clergyman and author who served as the Rector of Buckland Newton in Dorset.
2. Robert Plott (1640-1696), an English naturalist, writer, and the first keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
3. Nathaniel Plott (1630-1706), an English clergyman and writer who served as the Rector of Bushley in Worcestershire.
4. William Plott (1659-1735), an English mathematician and astronomer who assisted Isaac Newton in his work on the Principia Mathematica.
5. John Plott (1732-1805), an English landscape painter known for his depictions of rural scenes in the Midlands region.

While the Plott surname has its origins in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration. However, the focus of this report remains on the historical roots and early recorded instances of the name in its country of origin.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Plott

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

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

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