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

Pluta, 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 Pluta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pluta in America

Pluta is the 21862nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pluta surname appeared 1,189 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 Pluta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pluta 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 Pluta

The surname Pluta has its origins in Poland, with the earliest recorded instances dating back to the 15th century. It is believed to be derived from the Polish word "pluta," which means "loafer" or "lazy person." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone who was perceived as idle or slothful.

One of the earliest known records of the Pluta surname can be found in a 1465 document from the city of Krakow, where a certain Jan Pluta is mentioned. Another early reference comes from a 1512 record in the town of Sandomierz, which lists a Maciej Pluta among its residents.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Pluta name appears to have been concentrated in the regions of Lesser Poland and Silesia, with several families bearing this surname residing in towns such as Opole, Wroclaw, and Katowice.

A notable figure with the Pluta surname was Jan Pluta, a Polish military officer who fought in the Polish-Soviet War of 1919-1921. He was born in 1892 and died in 1962. Another individual of historical significance was Stanisław Pluta, a Polish painter and graphic artist who lived from 1908 to 1976.

In the 18th century, a few Pluta families migrated to other parts of Europe, including Germany and Austria. One such example is Józef Pluta, a Polish-born painter who settled in Vienna and became known for his landscape paintings. He was active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Another individual of note was Franciszek Pluta, a Polish writer and poet who lived from 1892 to 1957. His works often explored themes of rural life and the struggles of the Polish peasantry.

While the Pluta surname is still most commonly found in Poland, it has also been carried to other parts of the world by Polish emigrants over the centuries, including to countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pluta

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

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

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