Plasencia History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Spain

The noble Spanish surname Plasencia is of local origin, being one of those surnames derived from the place of origin of the initial bearer. Thus, the progenitor of the Plasencia family took as his surname the name of the town from which he hailed.

Early Origins of the Plasencia family

The surname Plasencia was first found in the Basque province of Guipuzcoa, in the district of Vergara.

Early History of the Plasencia family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Plasencia research. Another 108 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1180 and 1476 are included under the topic Early Plasencia History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Plasencia Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Placencia, Plasencia, Plascencia and others.

Early Notables of the Plasencia family

Prominent among bearers of the family name at this time was

the Duque of Plasencia, a title bestowed upon Alvaro de Sunigo y Guzman in 1476

Plasencia Ranking

In the United States, the name Plasencia is the 15,082^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Plasencia migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Plasencia Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego De Plasencia, who arrived in America in 1813 2
Bias De Plasencia, who landed in America in 1814 2
Alonso De Plasencia, who landed in America in 1817 2
Domingo De Plasencia, who landed in Venezuela in 1834 2
Juan De Plasencia, who arrived in New Spain in 1876 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Plasencia (post 1700) +

César Plasencia, American former soccer midfielder who played professionally in both Mexico and the United States
Steven Micael Plasencia (b. 1956), American former long-distance runner, winner of the 1992 California International Marathon
Phil Plasencia, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2008 3
Nestor Plasencia Sr. (b. 1950), tobacco grower and cigar maker of Cuban descent whose factories produce over 30 million cigars a year
Leonel Plasencia y Montes (b. 1877), Cuban physician
Ramón Plasencia Ruibal, Spanish journalist

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html