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

Pleasence is held by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pleasence? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Pleasence live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 9,211,398. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 100 percent reside. Besides Canada this surname 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 frequency of Pleasence has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Pleasence last name fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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