Platt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Platt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Platt family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,052
Coal Miner Hewer 74
Cotton Weaver 67
Farmer 65
Private Means 62
Labourer 61
General Labourer 50
None 46
Weaver 46
At Home 40
Carter 39
Housekeeper 34
At School 33
Farm Labourer 32
Dressmaker 31
General Servant (domestic) 31
House Keeper 30
Domestic Servant 27
Cotton Spinner 26
Clerk 25
No Occupation 24
Assisting In The Business 22
Weaver Cotton 22
Housewife 19
Joiner 19

Platt Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Platt 100% 55,564
2 Plott 80% 614
3 Eplett 67% 608
4 Paulett 57% 497
5 Plat 80% 303
6 Platto 83% 170
7 Politt 67% 146
8 Plett 80% 125
9 Platte 83% 112

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

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