Plessy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Plessy family

The surname Plessy was first found in Hamburg, where the name contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation which would later play a large role in the tribal and national conflicts of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local social and political affairs. Plesse is also connected to several place names in the Holstein region.

Early History of the Plessy family

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Plessy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Plesse, Plesses, Plese, Pless, Ples, Plessez, Pleese, Pleesse, Pleess, Pleasse, Please and many more.

Early Notables of the Plessy family

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Plessy Ranking

France, the name Plessy is the 6,561^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Plessy family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Andreas Plesse, who came to Philadelphia in 1752; Johan Hinrich Plesse, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1754; John Pless, who came to Pennsylvania in 1765.

Contemporary Notables of the name Plessy (post 1700) +

Homer Adolph Plessy (1863-1925), American shoemaker and activist, who was the losing plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson which coined the phrase "equal but separate"
Jeanne Sylvanie Arnould- Plessy (1819-1897), French stage actress, born in Metz, France

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/