Platt Name Meaning: Believed to have derived from the French 'plat', meaning 'flat'. May also also derived from the Middle English word 'plat', meaning 'plot of ground'.
May have been taken from the name of a bridge in Lancashire, could also have been a name given to someone who owned or lived on a flat plot of ground.
Discover how your Platt ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 30 |
| Berkshire | 42 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 878 |
| Cornwall | 4 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 206 |
| Devon | 22 |
| Dorset | 9 |
| Durham | 55 |
| Essex | 56 |
| Gloucestershire | 26 |
| Hampshire | 51 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 27 |
| Lancashire | 3,319 |
| Leicestershire | 43 |
| Lincolnshire | 52 |
| London | 653 |
| Middlesex | 63 |
| Northumberland | 29 |
| Norfolk | 21 |
| Northamptonshire | 27 |
| Nottinghamshire | 43 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 52 |
| Suffolk | 7 |
| Somerset | 24 |
| Surrey | 96 |
| Sussex | 19 |
| Staffordshire | 554 |
| Warwickshire | 128 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 18 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 602 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 87 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 5 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,134 |
| Coal Miner | 180 |
| Cotton Weaver | 158 |
| General Labourer | 90 |
| Dress Maker | 59 |
| Living On Own Means | 59 |
| Farmer | 59 |
| Cotton Operative | 57 |
| Cotton Spinner | 52 |
| Domestic Servant | 42 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 41 |
| Labourer | 41 |
| Cotton Piecer | 34 |
| Cotton Winder | 31 |
| Laundress | 30 |
| Grocer | 27 |
| Tailoress | 25 |
| Carter | 24 |
| General Servant Domestic | 24 |
| Joiner | 24 |
| Clerk | 24 |
| House Keeper | 23 |
| General Servant | 22 |
| Shoe Maker | 21 |
| Cotton Reeler | 20 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Platt | 3,943 |
| John Platt | 3,709 |
| William Platt | 3,038 |
| James Platt | 2,753 |
| Elizabeth Platt | 2,388 |
| Thomas Platt | 2,305 |
| Sarah Platt | 2,240 |
| George Platt | 1,837 |
| Joseph Platt | 1,452 |
| Ann Platt | 1,338 |
| Jane Platt | 1,122 |
| Alice Platt | 1,073 |
| Hannah Platt | 871 |
| Samuel Platt | 852 |
| Ellen Platt | 846 |
| Henry Platt | 813 |
| Margaret Platt | 807 |
| Annie Platt | 689 |
| Emma Platt | 682 |
| Edward Platt | 650 |
| Robert Platt | 649 |
| Eliza Platt | 635 |
| Martha Platt | 600 |
| Charles Platt | 562 |
| Richard Platt | 423 |