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Where Does The Last Name Platt Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Platt (Arabic: بلات, Russian: Платт) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Platt? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 10,844^th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 140,784 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Platt live; 60 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 710,504^th most numerous given name in the world. It is borne by 166 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 29,179 people, or 1 in 12,422. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States Platt exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Platt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Platt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Platt surname rose 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 378 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 511 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Platt Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Platt last name is chiefly Presbyterian (51%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Platt surname are 12.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.67% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Platt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning 347,696 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.19% more than the national average, earning R 444,828 per year; in United States they earn 5.89% more than the national average, earning $45,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $55,961 CAD per year.