Plaisance Family History

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Plaisance Name Meaning

from the medieval female personal name Plaisance, meaning ‘pleasantness’, a feminine form of the much rarer personal name Plaisant (present participle of Old French plaire ‘to please’), of common gender. habitational name from Piacenza in Italy, Latin name Placentia (see Piacentini). habitational name from any of a number of places so called in France. This name is found predominantly in LA.

Similar surnames: Pleasants, Palace, Lance, Pleasant, Lalande, Laplante, Place

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1920

You can see how Plaisance families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Plaisance family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Plaisance families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 5 Plaisance families living in Louisiana. This was 100% of all the recorded Plaisance's in the USA. Louisiana had the highest population of Plaisance families in 1840.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Plaisance surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Plaisance Family Occupations

What did your Plaisance ancestors do for a living?

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Farmer
32%
Laborer
18%
Farm Labor
9%
Keeping House
9%

Plaisance Historical Records

What Plaisance family records will you find?

Census Record
There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Plaisance. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Plaisance census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
Search 1940's US census records for Plaisance
Passenger List
There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Plaisance. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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Draft Card
There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Plaisance. For the veterans among your Plaisance ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
View all Plaisance military records

Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Plaisance. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Plaisance census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search 1940's US census records for Plaisance

Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Plaisance. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Plaisance immigration records

Draft Card

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Plaisance. For the veterans among your Plaisance ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Plaisance military records

Plaisance Life Expectancy

What is the average Plaisance lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Plaisance life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Plaisance in 1945 was 38, and 76 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Plaisance