Pleasant Surname
Approximately 9,750 people bear this surname
Pleasant 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.
Read More About This SurnamePleasant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,319 | 1:38,895 | 4,794 |
| England | 239 | 1:233,130 | 19,331 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 125 | 1:195,003 | 15,655 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,276 | 1:39,356 | 4,648 |
Pleasant (1,633) may also be a first name.
Pleasant 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.
(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Plaisant = Pleasant, Droll; Jester, Humourist [O.F. plaisant, pleasing, from plaisir, Latin placere, to please]
(English) An affable or agreeable person; descendant of Pleasant (pleasing).
The original Mr. Pleasant was possessed, I doubt not, of the attributes by which Cotgrave defines the French word plauant: he was "merrie, jocond, blythe, joyfull, buxome, delightfull, gamesome, recreative, [and perhaps] also jeasting, bourding, scoffing, and flowting."
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Pleasant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pleasant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pleasant is found most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pleasant.
How Common Is The Last Name Pleasant? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pleasant is the 52,478th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 747,441 people. The last name Pleasant is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Pleasant live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 190,867th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 1,633 people.
The last name Pleasant is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 9,319 people, or 1 in 38,895. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 16 percent live, North Carolina, where 11 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Pleasant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pleasant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pleasant surname rose 730 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pleasant Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Pleasant surname is chiefly Anglican (80%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Pleasant last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Pleasant earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.85% less than the national average, earning $35,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.21% less than the national average, earning $40,137 CAD per year.
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Pleasant Reference & Research
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