Kimberly,Reaney & Wilson say in The Dictionary of English Surnames,PLACE,The first record in England is of WILLIAM de PLAIZ.1190 in Yorksire on the Pipe Rolls.Then RICHARD de la Pleyse,de la Plesse in1277 on the Assie Rolls of Somerset.This branch's name is thought to come from the Old -French pleix,plais or Latin plexum all meaning " an enclosure or coppice surrounded by a fence of living wood with interlacing branches." Another branch is first recorded as WILLIAM de la PLACE,1276 on the Roll of One Hundred in London.Thought to derive from the Middle English "place" meaning "dwelling near the marketplace."The name of both branches is thought to be of French origin. This seems to tie in well with what you have.Take care, Joe Coastal CarolinaUSA PoppaJoe@webv.net