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 1,467
Coal Miner 166
Cotton Weaver 160
General Labourer 75
Labourer 62
Dress Maker 49
House Keeper 42
Cotton Piecer 42
Annuitant 38
Domestic Servant 38
Woollen Weaver 35
Laundress 34
Agricultural Labourer 33
General Servant 32
Carter 26
Cotton Spinner 24
Grocer 22
Cotton Reeler 20
Farmers Wife 20
Iron Moulder 19
Joiner 19
Silk Weaver 18
Farmers Son 18
Charwoman 17
General Servant Domestic 17

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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