Many accounts of Laplace say his family were 'poor farming people' or 'peasant farmers' but these seem to be rather inaccurate although there is little evidence of academic achievement except for an uncle who is thought to have been a secondary school teacher of mathematics.
Maraming mga account ng Laplace sinasabi ng kanyang pamilya ay 'dukha pagsasaka ng mga tao' o 'magsasaka magsasaka' ngunit ang mga ito tila sa halip ay mali-mali bagama't may kaunti ay katibayan ng nakakamit na akademiko maliban para sa isang tiyuhin na-iisip na ay isang sekundaryong paaralan guro ng matematika.