Placy Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Placy Surname Definition:

For Placetis, a baronial family that became widely spread. But their name has no title to be here, for they descended from John de Placetis or de Plessetis, a Norman by birth, who, from being a domestic servant at the court of Henry III., rose high in his master’s favour, was rapidly promoted to wealth and power,, and at length became Earl of Warwick through his marriage with Margery de Newburgh.

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Placy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti2201:48,5632,957
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Placy (54) may also be a first name.

Placy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Placetis, a baronial family that became widely spread. But their name has no title to be here, for they descended from John de Placetis or de Plessetis, a Norman by birth, who, from being a domestic servant at the court of Henry III., rose high in his master’s favour, was rapidly promoted to wealth and power,, and at length became Earl of Warwick through his marriage with Margery de Newburgh. She was, as we have seen, a most unwilling bride; for though, after the death of her first husband, John Mareschal, the King issued his mandate that she should be “earnestly persuaded - not to say, commanded - to marry this low-born adventurer, he seems himself to have doubted her obedience;”and on Christmas day following promised to his favourite, in case she could not be induced to comply, the fine she would have to pay for marrying without the Royal consent.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

A Norman name: Plessis; a local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Placy: an interpolation. The family descends from John de Placetis, a domestic servant of Henry III., who obtained the favour of his weak master, and became Earl of Warwick on marrying Margaret de Newburgh, much against her will, but at the command of the King.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Placy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Placy Come From? nationality or country of origin

Placy is most common in Haiti. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Placy.

How Common Is The Last Name Placy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,017,412th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Placy is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Placy reside; 90 percent reside in Caribbean and 88 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. Placy is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 54 people.

Placy is most commonly used in Haiti, where it is held by 220 people, or 1 in 48,563. In Haiti Placy is primarily found in: Ouest, where 100 percent reside and Artibonite, where 0 percent reside. Aside from Haiti it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 2 percent reside.

Placy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Placy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Placy last name grew 164 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Placy Last Name Statistics demography

Placy earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.38% less than the national average, earning $32,198 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plachy91920/
Placey91238/
Placay913/
Playcy911/
Plaschy83285/
Plachyi831/
Plachey830/
Place8018,366/
Placa801,534/
Placi80484/
Plazy80242/
Plasy8023/
Placé8019/
Plocy801/
Placer733,610/
Plachý732,098/
Placid73761/
Placet73736/
Places73723/
Placci73574/
Plaice73484/
Pleace73291/
Plachi73289/
Plache73255/
Placis7384/
Placed7379/
Plassy7375/
Placie7353/
Plazyi7331/
Plozay7330/
Plauca7329/
Plosay7314/
Plasay7311/
Plasce736/
Placce735/
Placit735/
Playce734/
Plauce733/
Plaisy733/
Placsi732/
Playsa731/
Platci731/
Plasci731/
Hplace731/
Pllaca731/
Placea731/
Plaché731/
Plajce731/
Pliace731/
Playze730/
Playse730/
Plasey730/
Placee730/
Platsy730/
Plashchey711/
Pillaca679,651/
Placesh671,978/
Plauche671,149/
Placier67319/
Plachez67255/
Ploszay67237/
Plassey67224/
Plaiche67209/
Placher67195/
Ploshay67100/
Plasche6780/
Plaissy6775/
Plachai6749/
Plossay6721/
Plascie6716/
Plachet6716/
Plauché678/
Pellaca677/
Platchi675/
Pillace674/
Pleasay674/
Placzer673/
Plashay672/
Plaches672/
Placied672/
Plassay671/
Ploczay671/
Plascio671/
Plaucea671/
Plaucit671/
Placees671/
Plaicer670/
Platcer670/
Plaucet670/
Plaisey670/
Pleasey670/

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