Pleau is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pleau
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: The name is common in Quebec. In France, it is found mainly in the Yonne and the ponds, usually written pleau. Uncertain meaning. A report with the municipality of Pleaux (15), proposed by M.-T. Morlet, seems unlikely. Perhaps a contraction Peleau, name linked to hair and which could have the meaning of "peeled" applied to a person or earth. Regarding the north of Burgundy and Champagne, one can note the related terms "pleue", "Pleux", "plou", which refers arid or wasteland. Also in Champagne, the word "plaut" appointed a miser (possible meaning for the name Plaut neighbor).

How popular is Pleau?

Pleau is ranked 204054 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Pleaus plummeted by 12.72727 per cent to 288 since 2000 and slipped by 10640 spots and ranked at 68345. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 97.57 95.15
Pleau is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Canada which may be its originating country too. Around 1676 people have been found who wears Pleau as their family name. Few people around the world have Pleau as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,212 Jamaica1
279,271 Australia1
Countries with hundreds of Pleau:
4,814 Canada926
58,106 United States442
32,528 France306

Comments

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Reggie Panetta
pleau is an original name of locality situated in the Cantal and north-du odds.

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