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
Scholar 611
At Home 96
Labourer 78
House Servant 76
Coal Miner 61
Cotton Weaver 55
Dress Maker 47
Cotton Spinner 46
Cotton Piecer 42
Agricultural Labourer 39
House Keeper 34
Annuitant 32
Servant 32
Silk Weaver 31
Tailor 29
Weaver 25
Farm Labourer 24
Scholar At Home 24
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 20
Power Loom Weaver 20
Laundress 19
General Servant 19
Ag Lab 19
Potter 19
Errand Boy 18

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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