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PLEASANT

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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

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The Pleasant surname in historical dictionaries

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."

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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