Plater Surname

142,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Plater Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the plater,' i.e. a maker of metal plates, flat dishes, &c.; v. Platesmith.

Walter Playtur, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Anne Playter. Camden Society Publications.

1435.

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Plater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5421:235,05822,574
England8291:67,2117,789
Australia2451:110,18712,273
Canada2381:154,81315,712
Israel631:135,83514,591
Venezuela301:1,006,80315,224
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Wales71:442,07621,198
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Guyana41:190,5559,777
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4331:56,2946,679
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2801:179,35215,996

Plater (15) may also be a first name.

Plater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the plater,' i.e. a maker of metal plates, flat dishes, &c.; v. Platesmith.

Walter Playtur, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Anne Playter. Camden Society Publications.

1435. Edmund Playter, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1767. Married — John Lane and Martha Playter: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Plate-Maker [from French plat, a dish, plate-plat, flat; Low Latin platt-us, flat; cp. Greek πλατύς, flat, wide] 2 Plaiter, Folder [from Middle English playte, Old French pleit, a fold; Latin plicat-us, folded] Walter Playtur,—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps a maker of plates for armour.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

WarinPeletier, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John Pellitar, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Plater Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Plater Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Plater is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Plater.

How Common Is The Last Name Plater? popularity and diffusion

It is the 142,402nd most widely held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,332,015 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Plater live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Plater is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 15 people.

Plater is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,542 people, or 1 in 235,058. In The United States Plater is most frequent in: Maryland, where 37 percent are found, Louisiana, where 12 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Plater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Plater has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plater last name rose 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Plater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Plater last name are 10.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Plater earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.27% more than the national average, earning R 447,408 per year; in United States they earn 8.28% less than the national average, earning $39,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $54,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plaster924,547/
Platter922,584/
Playter92633/
Platier92100/
Plaiter9233/
Plauter9226/
Platere9223/
Plahter9216/
Plather9215/
Platear921/
Plate919,287/
Plaister86363/
Pflaster86186/
Plachter86118/
Plattier8666/
Plathier8636/
Plauster8619/
Plasterr8617/
Plattert864/
Plasster861/
Platther861/
Plauther861/
Pellater861/
Plasterd860/
Pleaster860/
Platte834,214/
Platje83561/
Plathe83474/
Plates83349/
Platet83311/
Plaate83151/
Platre83143/
Pleter8353/
Plahte8352/
Plaute8347/
Plaste8339/
Ploter8327/
Platey8323/
Platea8312/
Plateu8312/
Plateh8312/
Platez838/
Platie837/
Pleate836/
Platee836/
Plhate835/
Pláate834/
Plyate831/
Platei831/
Phlate831/
Playte830/
Plaite830/
Pellatier8016/
Plaistere8012/
Pilliater802/
Plaisterd800/
Pleiter77834/
Plathey77360/
Plaatje77247/
Plattes77235/
Pleeter77109/
Pleyter7769/
Plattje7763/
Plotter7759/
Plattet7751/
Pletter7736/
Plachte7732/
Plasted7731/
Pleuter7729/
Plateis7718/
Plaitre7716/
Pillate7713/
Pellate7712/
Plastir7711/
Plotere7711/
Platets7710/
Plattey7710/
Plattie776/
Plaitez775/
Ploster773/
Plother773/
Plaites773/
Plautre773/
Plaited772/
Plaiste772/
Plether772/
Pletier772/
Playtez772/
Playtes772/
Plattee771/
Bhplate771/
Pla'ate771/
Plaatie771/
Plathes771/
Pleatea771/
Plötter771/
Plehter771/
Plaatge770/
Ployter770/
Platthe770/
Plauthe770/
Plattej770/
Plauterová7518/
Plauterova752/
Plata7372,757/
Plati733,006/
Plote73252/
Platy73187/
Platè7315/
Platé7311/
Plāte734/
Platá731/
Plaisted712,273/
Plooster71496/
Pelleter71492/
Plottier71204/
Pleister7194/
Playsted7193/
Pleijter7159/
Pleyster7115/
Platteis7114/
Plastech715/
Pliasted713/
Playtech713/
Pleasted712/
Ploutier712/
Pellatte712/
Plachtej711/
Pleitter711/
Pleteher711/
Plothier711/
Phlathep711/
Pellatre711/
Pelleautier711/
Plaajtie711/
Plateisz711/
Platoire711/
Plahtire711/
Plaathie711/
Plastead710/
Pleether710/
Plaistea710/
Pfleiter710/
Plasthed710/
Plastirt710/
Pelletier6798,925/
Platis672,106/
Platyi67942/
Pleite67625/
Platta67582/
Pleyte67248/
Platti67146/
Plauta67141/
Plothe67118/
Plaiti67112/
Plotea6763/
Pellotier6748/
Pelletter6747/
Pleijster6743/
Pelleteur6738/
Platio6734/
Plajta6725/
Plotes6721/
Pelleteir6717/
Plasti6717/
Playstead6716/
Plathi6713/
Platoi6713/
Platai6712/
Platiz6712/
Plahti6710/
Plathy6710/
Pelleiter678/
Plyata677/
Platip676/
Platit675/
Plaata675/
Plahty673/
Platui673/
Platty672/
Pilletier672/
Plauti672/
Platté672/
Plaati672/
Plaistead671/
Platha671/
Ploute671/
Plotte671/
Pïlote671/
Pëlletier671/
Plautj671/
Pladta671/
Plauty670/
Playta670/
Pelleterr670/
Plotee670/
Plaistedt670/

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