Pleasants Surname

131,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,428 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Pleasants Surname Definition:

Local. From a suburb of the city of Edinburgh, called "The Pleasants,"where anciently was a priory of nuns, which was dedicated to St. Mary of Placentia, of which the name "Pleasants" is a corruption.

Pleasants Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8671:126,42413,420
England3711:150,18314,363
Australia681:396,99632,204
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Wales61:515,75523,171
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2111:115,52311,173
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0471:47,9645,485

Pleasants Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. From a suburb of the city of Edinburgh, called "The Pleasants,"where anciently was a priory of nuns, which was dedicated to St. Mary of Placentia, of which the name "Pleasants" is a corruption.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Pleasants Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pleasants occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleasants? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 131,797th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,125,889 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Pleasants live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Pleasants is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 2,867 people, or 1 in 126,424. In The United States it is mostly found in: Virginia, where 31 percent are found, North Carolina, where 21 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Pleasants Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pleasants has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pleasants last name expanded 274 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pleasants Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pleasants last name are 10.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pleasants earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $43,759 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.64% more than the national average, earning $53,480 CAD per year.

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Pleasants 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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Footnotes

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