Plaksin
Plaksin and Plaksina are Russian surnames. They derived from the non-calendar given name Plaksa which belonged to the apotropaic group of names that were supposed to turn away harm or misfortune from a child. First mentions of Plaksa and Plaksin surnames date back to the first half of the 16th century and include both peasants and boyars of Veliky Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas. A well-known noble house was founded in 1782 by Trofim Lukyanovich Plaksin of the Cossack Hetmanate who was granted Russian nobility for his service.
Notable people:
- Gleb Plaksin, French-born Soviet and Russian film actor
- Ivan Plaksin, Russian lieutenant-general, grandson of Trofim Plaksin
- Suzie Plakson, American actress, singer, writer, poet, and artist
- Valentina Plaksina, Russian rower
- Vasily Plaksin, Russian writer, literary historian and educator
