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Place

in the US

There are 6,391 people with the last name "Place" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Place 4,336
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  1. is 4,332nd most common Desmond
  2. is 4,333rd most common Derr
  3. is 4,334th most common Enos
  4. is 4,335th most common Strunk
  5. is 4,336th most common Place
  6. is 4,337th most common Batts
  7. is 4,338th most common Martini
  8. is 4,339th most common Ferrari
  9. is 4,340th most common Tillery

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Place

Robert, John, Michael, James, Richard, David, Mary, William, Thomas, Charles

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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