Platter Surname

167,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Platter 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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Platter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1391:318,22629,051
Italy8311:73,59412,971
Austria2521:33,7915,415
Germany1451:555,21045,787
Switzerland681:120,77812,249
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
England181:3,095,448105,421
France161:4,151,420237,746
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

Platter (131) may also be a first name.

Platter 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

Of local origin from the old (Forest of) Plater in Angus. Thomas Platter, one of the brethren of St. Serfs, stabbed to death Robert of Montrose, prior of St. Andrews (Bower, ed. Goodall, VI c. 54). The ghost of Platter haunted a local billiard-marker a few years ago, and asked him to dig in a certain spot and give his bones Christian burial. The bones were found and wrapped in the robe of an Augustinian friar and were reburied (Morton, In Search of Scotland, 1930, p. 136-137).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Perhaps a maker of plates for armour.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Platter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Platter (Russian: Платтер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Platter? popularity and diffusion

The last name Platter is the 167,378th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,820,258 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Platter reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Platter is also the 811,108th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 131 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,139 people, or 1 in 318,226. In The United States Platter is most numerous in: Maryland, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Indiana, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 32 percent reside and Austria, where 10 percent reside.

Platter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Platter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Platter surname grew 491 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Platter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Platter surname are 18.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Platter earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.19% less than the national average, earning R 56,580 per year and in United States they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $43,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Plattier9366/
Plattert934/
Platther931/
Platte924,214/
Plater923,125/
Plaster864,547/
Playter86633/
Plattes86235/
Platier86100/
Plattje8663/
Plotter8659/
Plattet8651/
Pletter8636/
Plaiter8633/
Plauter8626/
Platere8623/
Plahter8616/
Plather8615/
Plattey8610/
Plattie866/
Plattee861/
Platear861/
Plötter861/
Platthe860/
Plattej860/
Plate839,287/
Plaister80363/
Plottier80204/
Pflaster80186/
Plachter80118/
Plathier8036/
Plauster8019/
Plasterr8017/
Platteis8014/
Pellatte802/
Plasster801/
Plauther801/
Pleitter801/
Pellater801/
Plasterd800/
Pleaster800/
Platta77582/
Platje77561/
Plathe77474/
Plates77349/
Platet77311/
Plaate77151/
Platti77146/
Platre77143/
Pleter7753/
Plahte7752/
Plaute7747/
Plaste7739/
Ploter7727/
Platey7723/
Platea7712/
Plateu7712/
Plateh7712/
Platez778/
Platie777/
Pleate776/
Platee776/
Platit775/
Plhate775/
Pláate774/
Platty772/
Platté772/
Plyate771/
Plotte771/
Platei771/
Phlate771/
Playte770/
Plaite770/
Pelletter7547/
Pellatier7516/
Plaistere7512/
Pilliater752/
Plaisterd750/
Pleiter71834/
Plathey71360/
Plaatje71247/
Platthy71133/
Pellettier71115/
Pleeter71109/
Pleyter7169/
Plottes7134/
Plachte7132/
Plasted7131/
Pleuter7129/
Plateis7118/
Plauterová7118/
Plaitre7116/
Pillate7113/
Pellate7112/
Plastir7111/
Plotere7111/
Platets7110/
Plattis718/
Plaitez715/
Ploster713/
Plother713/
Plaites713/
Plottet713/
Plautre713/
Plaited712/
Plaiste712/
Plether712/
Pletier712/
Playtez712/
Playtes712/
Plauterova712/
Bhplate711/
Pellottier711/
Pla'ate711/
Plaatie711/
Plathes711/
Pleatea711/
Plottey711/
Plehter711/
Plaatge710/
Ployter710/
Plauthe710/
Plata6772,757/
Plati673,006/
Plaisted672,273/
Plooster67496/
Pelleter67492/
Plote67252/
Platy67187/
Pleister6794/
Playsted6793/
Pleijter6759/
Pillatti6736/
Pellatti6726/
Platè6715/
Pleyster6715/
Platé6711/
Pillotte677/
Plastech675/
Plāte674/
Pliasted673/
Playtech673/
Pleasted672/
Ploutier672/
Pellotte671/
Plachtej671/
Plattich671/
Pleteher671/
Plothier671/
Phlathep671/
Pellatre671/
Pelleautier671/
Plaajtie671/
Plateisz671/
Platoire671/
Platá671/
Plahtire671/
Plaathie671/
Plastead670/
Pleether670/
Plaistea670/
Pfleiter670/
Plasthed670/
Plastirt670/

Platter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Platter in the Russian language
Платтерplatter-

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