Laplace

• laPlace, LaPlace, la Place, La Place, Place

Borrowed from French Laplace.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ləˈplɑs/

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• Rhymes: (US) -ɑs

Laplace (countable and uncountable, plural Laplaces)

1. (countable) A surname from French, famously held by:
   1. (mathematics) Pierre-Simon Laplace, French mathematician 1749-1827, used attributively in the names of various mathematical concepts named after him (see "Derived terms" below)

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Laplace is the 40909^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 533 individuals. Laplace is most common among White (80.86%) and Black/African American (11.07%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Laplace”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 394.

• Capella, pallace, Pacella

• la Place, La Place, Place

From la +‎ place.

Laplace ?

1. a surname, Laplace

• English: Laplace
• → Chinese: 拉普拉斯 (Lāpǔlāsī) (transliteration)