Plaice Surname

631,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 484 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Plaice Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the place,' i.e. the stead, the farm, &c, any building or locality styled 'the Place'. 'A place, a room, a stead ... a faire large court' - Cotgrave. Hence place in the titles of mansions and villas.

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Plaice Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:217,64918,479
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Australia621:435,41534,362
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Wales81:386,81619,671
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Plaice Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the place,' i.e. the stead, the farm, &c, any building or locality styled 'the Place'. 'A place, a room, a stead ... a faire large court' - Cotgrave. Hence place in the titles of mansions and villas. The surname arose from residence at such a spot.

William de la Place, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John atte Place, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1592. Richard Preiste and Agnes Playce, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1604-5. John Place, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1627-8. Married — John Place and Elizabeth Richardson: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Place.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) Dweller at a country mansion, near a market square or on a plot of land; one who came from Place (town, or fortress), in France; one who came from Plash or Plaish (marshy pool), the names of places in Somerset and Shropshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. Like the French place, a square or open space in a town. 2. More probably from a ' place,' or mansion. What is called in other shires a hall, or a court, is frequently known in the south-eastern counties as a ' place,' e.g.: Brasted Place, co. Kent, Wakehurst Place, co. Sussex, Crowhurst Place, co. Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Plees; from the German, Pless; from the Flemish, Pleis; from the Dutch, Ples; from the French, Place; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Place: from either Plaçy in Calvados or Plaçe in Mayenne.

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

Plaice Last Name Facts

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

Plaice is found most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Plaice? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 631,297th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,056,913 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Plaice reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 256 people, or 1 in 217,649. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 10 percent live, Norfolk, where 9 percent live and Durham, where 9 percent live. Other than England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Plaice Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Plaice has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 967 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 278 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Plaice Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (89%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Plaice surname are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the party.

The amount Plaice earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 32.96% more than the national average, earning $57,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.25% more than the national average, earning $61,730 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaiche92209/
Plaicer920/
Place9118,366/
Plice9190/
Plaicher862/
Placer833,610/
Placke831,891/
Placet83736/
Places83723/
Pleace83291/
Plache83255/
Plicet83247/
Placey83238/
Placed8379/
Plaize8356/
Plaise8355/
Placie8353/
Plicer8321/
Pleice8312/
Plakie837/
Plasce836/
Plagce836/
Plaich836/
Placce835/
Playce834/
Plauce833/
Plasie832/
Plicke832/
Pliche831/
Placea831/
Plaiez831/
Plajce831/
Plazie831/
Pliace831/
Hplace831/
Plaece830/
Placee830/
Placesh771,978/
Plauche771,149/
Placker77320/
Placier77319/
Plachez77255/
Plaakie77232/
Pellice77205/
Placher77195/
Plasier77174/
Plicque77134/
Plichet77112/
Plasche7780/
Plasieh7778/
Pflicke7771/
Plicett7763/
Plackie7731/
Plicher7717/
Plachet7716/
Plascie7716/
Plackey7714/
Plaacke7713/
Plicket7712/
Pliscke779/
Plichey779/
Plaiser777/
Plichke775/
Plaisse775/
Plaiske774/
Plaikey774/
Pillace774/
Placket773/
Placzer773/
Plachke773/
Plakkie773/
Plaches772/
Placied772/
Placees771/
Plackee771/
Phloice771/
Plaucke771/
Plaised771/
Plassie771/
Plaucea771/
Placque771/
Plajies771/
Plausie771/
Plachey770/
Plicker770/
Platcer770/
Plaisch770/
Plaucet770/
Plaisey770/
Placa731,534/
Plich731,367/
Plake73926/
Plach73654/
Plais73600/
Placi73484/
Plaze73273/
Placy73249/
Pliez73208/
Plies73197/
Plica73184/
Plazi7392/
Plise7385/
Plaki7372/
Plaxe7356/
Plase7348/
Plasi7339/
Placz7321/
Placé7319/
Plaez7316/
Plaes738/
Plece737/
Plaić735/
Plike732/
Plaiz732/
Pließ731/
Pliße731/
Pellicer719,825/
Plaisier711,680/
Plaschke71981/
Plackett71682/
Pellicce71127/
Pleacher7157/
Plascher7144/
Platcher7137/
Plassche7135/
Plaieser7122/
Playsier7122/
Placquet7117/
Pellacer7115/
Pellicie7111/
Pellasce7111/
Pliscker719/
Pflacher717/
Pillacer715/
Plaasche715/
Plashche714/
Plyakich713/
Plickett713/
Plaisseu712/
Pillaike711/
Pilliche711/
Plaschge711/
Pillicce711/
Plaatsie711/
Plaajies711/
Pellicea711/
Pellices711/
Plitcher710/
Plautche710/
Plaucich710/
Plasse673,806/
Plachý672,098/
Placca671,953/
Plachy67920/
Plazzi67821/
Placid67761/
Pellicier67714/
Placci67574/
Phlasi67467/
Plicka67442/
Plasch67431/
Pliske67406/
Placht67400/
Plicht67381/
Plique67344/
Plachi67289/
Plisch67239/
Pleake67188/
Plassi67186/
Pluies67176/
Plecer67160/
Plakke67153/
Pleche67133/
Pleece67126/
Playez67124/
Platsi67104/
Plašić67103/
Phlaichit67102/
Plaiss6795/
Pliaki6788/
Placis6784/
Platke6781/
Please6763/
Plaser6759/
Plicki6757/
Pleich6756/
Plesce6753/
Plasid6749/
Plecke6744/
Plaschkes6734/
Plakio6734/
Plesie6733/
Plazyi6731/
Plitscher6730/
Plauca6729/
Plawes6724/
Plaqui6724/
Plaske6723/
Plaker6723/
Plauch6720/
Plasai6719/
Placka6717/
Plaesh6717/
Placky6716/
Plaque6716/
Plahtcher6713/
Plakoi6712/
Pleise6712/
Plakit6711/
Pliess6711/
Pliker6711/
Pleces6711/
Plaitsier6710/
Plasis679/
Plaias679/
Plakey678/
Platscher678/
Pliseh677/
Plaeke677/
Plause676/
Plakai676/
Plakeh676/
Playes676/
Plisse675/
Pleach675/
Phlake675/
Placit675/
Plauscher675/
Pellichet674/
Plaxii673/
Plaqer673/
Plèche673/
Pliške673/
Plaisy673/
Placay673/
Placsi672/
Pleaze672/
Plashe672/
Ployce672/
Pellicker672/
Pelliceer672/
Plasee672/
Plaseh672/
Plischker672/
Plakki672/
Plasit672/
Plasić672/
Pluich672/
Plauze672/
Plaatches672/
Plaisa671/
Platxe671/
Pliesi671/
Ploece671/
Platze671/
Plaids671/
Plazze671/
P'Lahache671/
Plaqet671/
Plases671/
Plashchey671/
Plashi671/
Plachz671/
Plaché671/
Plaits671/
Playex671/
Plazai671/
Pleike671/
Pleischer671/
Pliesz671/
Pliser671/
Pllaca671/
Plikhe671/
Pelllicer671/
Plaatsies671/
Plakyi671/
Plaaki671/
Plasci671/
Platci671/
Playcy671/
Plichi671/
Plisai671/
Plasey670/
Platch670/
Playse670/
Plauchett670/
Ploici670/
Phlies670/
Playze670/
Pluise670/

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