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 1,015
Cotton Weaver 142
Coal Miner 110
Labourer 90
Agricultural Labourer 56
House Keeper 49
Domestic Servant 40
Woollen Weaver 40
General Servant 38
Cotton Piecer 36
Dress Maker 34
Silk Weaver 27
Annuitant 23
Cotton Spinner 22
Cotton Winder 21
Laundress 20
Carter 20
Cotton Reeler 20
Joiner 20
Collier 19
Cotton Operative 19
Butcher 17
Farmers Son 17
Fustian Cutter 17
Gardener 16

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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