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
Cotton Weaver 160
Living On Own Means 102
General Labourer 91
Cotton Spinner 63
Farmer 59
General Servant Domestic 57
Coal Miner Hewer 51
Dress Maker 49
Cotton Card Room Hand 46
Scholar 41
Cotton Winder 31
Domestic Servant 30
School 30
Woollen Weaver 26
Coal Miner 24
Grocer 21
Servant Domestic 21
Tailor 19
Iron Moulder 19
Grocer Assistant 15
Coal Hewer 15
Dressmaker 15
Cook Domestic 14
Tailoress 14
Gardener Domestic 14

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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