Cognomen Plotkin (Plotkin 
, Плоткин 
, Плоткін ) , globally, is quite a common family name. The last name Plotkin is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Latvia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Belarus. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, Russia, and Israel.
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| Plotkin | Canada, Argentina, United States, Israel, Latvia |
| Плоткин | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine |
| Плоткін | Ukraine |
| פלוטקין | Israel |
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stanley plotkin American physician, US (b. 1932) |
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gordon plotkin Computer Scientist, GB (b. 1946) |
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| david george plotkin American poet (b. 1899) |
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| bronia plotkin Victim of the Holocaust, LV (b. 1900) |
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| chuck plotkin American recording engineer and producer, US (b. 1901) |
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| abraham plotkin (b. 1892) |
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mark plotkin American ethnobotanist, US (b. 1955) |
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hal plotkin US government official, US (b. 1957) |
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| harry plotkin American communications lawyer (1913-1998) (b. 1913) |
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| edna hibel plotkin American artist, US (b. 1917) |
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andrew plotkin Interactive fiction programmer and writer, US (b. 1970) |
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| pinye plotkin BY (b. 1915) |
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| judith plotkin-goldberg voiceover artist for radio and TV, US (b. 1931) |
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| manuel d. plotkin (b. 1923) |
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brian plotkin American soccer player, US (b. 1984) |
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