Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PLEASANT
There are approximately 211 people named Pleasant in the UK. That makes it the 14,671th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 3 are named Pleasant.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Nickname
Related and similar surnames
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The Pleasant surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PLEASANT. The original Mr. Pleasant was possessed, I doubt not, of the attributes by which Cotgrave defines the Fr. Avord plaisant: he Avas " merrie, jocond, blythe, joyful), buxome, delightfull, gamesome, recreative, and perhaps also jeasting, bourding, scoffing, and floAvting."