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Place

in Pennsylvania

There are 350 people with the last name "Place" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

NameRank
Place 3,584
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  1. is 3,580th most common Eberle
  2. is 3,581st most common Elliot
  3. is 3,582nd most common Greenwald
  4. is 3,583rd most common Napoli
  5. is 3,584th most common Place
  6. is 3,585th most common Ricker
  7. is 3,586th most common Trotter
  8. is 3,587th most common Claypoole
  9. is 3,588th most common Geiser

Similar Names and Nicknames

Placencia, Placek, Placido, Placke, Placide, Placeres, Plack, Placencio, Placzek, Ploch

Most Common First Names for Place

John, James, Amanda, Charles, Mary, Richard, Robert, William, Barbara, Beverly

Meaning & History

French and English:

  • 1. topographic name for someone who lived in the main market square of a town or village, from Middle English, Old French place (Late Latin platea (via) ‘broad street’, ‘free public open space in a town’).
  • 2. from Middle English, Old French plaise ‘plaice’, ‘flatfish’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or a seller of these fish, or perhaps a nickname for someone thought to resemble a flatfish.
  • 3. topographic name for someone who lived near a quickset fence, from Middle English, Old French pleis (Latin plexum, past participle of plectere ‘to plait or weave’).

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    John Place, PA (8 searches)
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