Pleasance Surname

340,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Pleasance Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pleasant,' or Pleasance; compare Clement and Clemence, Constant and Constance.

Pleysaunt Aylmar. Rolls of Parliament.

Plesencia Froraund, Close Rolls, 29 Henry III.

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Pleasance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6811:81,8189,053
Canada1821:202,44819,751
Australia1351:199,96819,617
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3761:64,8287,451
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Pleasance (44) may also be a first name.

Pleasance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Pleasant,' or Pleasance; compare Clement and Clemence, Constant and Constance.

Pleysaunt Aylmar. Rolls of Parliament.

Plesencia Froraund, Close Rolls, 29 Henry III.

The font-name lingered on into the last century.

1612. Married — Pleasance Beales (Jem.): Reg. Burgh, Norfolk.

1681. Baptised — Pleasant Tarlton (fern.): Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

1757. Married — Pleasant Dadd: Reg. Canterbury Cath.

Robert Pleasaunce, rector of Boldon, 1655: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

(a) Local, 'of Plesence.'

Reginald de Plesence, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter de Plesenc, Yorkshire, ibid.

Astin de Plesenz, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Dweller at or by a Country-Seat or Pleasant Retreat [A.French plesa(u)nce, plesence, French plaisance, lit. pleasure; in French topography short for ‘maison de plaisance,’ country-seat, villa, or ‘lieu de plaisance,’ pleasant retreat; Old French plaisant, pleasing: v. under Pleasant] Reginald de Plesence.—Hundred Rolls Plaisance is a fairly common French place-name.

2 Pleasant’s (Son): v. Pleasant.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Plaisance; a personal name.

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

Pleasance Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pleasance occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleasance? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pleasance is the 340,354th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 6,747,728 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Pleasance live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 44 people.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 681 people, or 1 in 81,818. In England Pleasance is most numerous in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Apart from England it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Pleasance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pleasance has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 203 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pleasance Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pleasance surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pleasance earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.96% more than the national average, earning $49,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $52,577 CAD per year.

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Pleasance Reference & Research

Pleasant FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Pleasant FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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