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Pleasent has stocks in Lazio and Aquila, Neapolitan, Bari and Catanzaro, Piacenti is present in small stocks in Emilia and Romagna and in the Florentine, in the Terni and in the Lazio, in the Neapolitan and in Sicily, Placente is almost unique, Placenti is typically Sicilian, particularly in the area which includes the Nisseno, the Ennese and the Catanese. additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi The origin of these surnames is to be found in the medieval name Piacente, which, together with its archaism in Placente, should be understood in the auspicious sense of being attractive, with a pleasant appearance or personality (modeled on the names Bellomo and Belladonna , now fallen into disuse). As far as the surnames in question are concerned, therefore, these are the surnames of the personal names of the founders, even if in some cases a derivation from nicknames attributed to them is not excluded.
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