Plate Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Plate Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Plate family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 13
Silk Weaver 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Milliner 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Farmers Son 2
Carpenter 1
Brewers Clerk 1
British School Teacher 1
Farmer Of 20 Acres 1
Land Agent 1
Milliner Unemployed 1
Office Boy 1
Shoe Maker 1
Artist 1
Photographer 1
Butcher 1
Potter 1
Potter Warehouse Girl 1
Transferer Unemployed 1
Cabinet Maker 1
House Work Pauper 1
Boot Keeper 1
Dress Maker Apprentice 1
Garden Boy Dom 1

Plate Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Plate 100% 907
2 Pilot 40% 405
3 Plato 80% 399
4 Plat 80% 303
5 Poult 20% 237
6 Palot 40% 173
7 Pilt 40% 156
8 Paulet 33% 148
9 Plaut 60% 138
10 Pelt 40% 125
11 Platte 83% 112

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The surname Plate is the most popular version of all its varients

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