Pleasence Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Pleasence Surname Definition:

N. Plaisence, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh de Plesence, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

Pleasence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Pleasence Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

N. Plaisence, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh de Plesence, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Pleasence Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pleasence occurs most in Canada. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pleasence click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleasence? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pleasence is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Pleasence are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada Pleasence is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Canada this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Pleasence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pleasence has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Pleasence surname declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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