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PLACE

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There are approximately 2,394 people named Place in the UK. That makes it the 3,896th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 38 are named Place.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Place surname in historical dictionaries

PLACE. 1. Like the Fr. place, a square or open space in a town. 2. More probably from a ' place,' or mansion. What is called in other shires a hall, or a court, is frequently known in the south-eastern counties as a 'place,' e.g. : Brasted Place, co. Kent, Wakehurst Place, co. Sussex, Crowhurst Place, CO. Surrey. PLACKETT. Apparently a diminutive of the Fr. 7??«(!<?, which Cotgrave defines

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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