Plater Surname
Approximately 3,125 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePlater Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,542 | 1:235,058 | 22,574 |
| England | 829 | 1:67,211 | 7,789 |
| Australia | 245 | 1:110,187 | 12,273 |
| Canada | 238 | 1:154,813 | 15,712 |
| Israel | 63 | 1:135,835 | 14,591 |
| Venezuela | 30 | 1:1,006,803 | 15,224 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Poland | 24 | 1:1,583,698 | 89,279 |
| Germany | 23 | 1:3,500,237 | 154,763 |
| Argentina | 20 | 1:2,137,171 | 104,027 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 433 | 1:56,294 | 6,679 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 280 | 1:179,352 | 15,996 |
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.
(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
Perhaps a maker of plates for armour.
WarinPeletier, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); John Pellitar, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
Plater Demographics
Average Male Plater Height
177.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Plater Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Plater Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Plater is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Plater? popularity and diffusion
The last name Plater is the 142,402nd most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,332,015 people. Plater is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Plater live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 15 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,542 people, or 1 in 235,058. In The United States Plater is most common in: Maryland, where 37 percent are found, Louisiana, where 12 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Plater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Plater has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Plater last name increased 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Plater Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Plater last name are 10.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.26% being registered to vote for 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.
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