Platter Surname
Approximately 2,584 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePlatter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,139 | 1:318,226 | 29,051 |
| Italy | 831 | 1:73,594 | 12,971 |
| Austria | 252 | 1:33,791 | 5,415 |
| Germany | 145 | 1:555,210 | 45,787 |
| Switzerland | 68 | 1:120,778 | 12,249 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 1:351,816 | 39,430 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Chile | 14 | 1:1,258,320 | 22,898 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 232 | 1:216,460 | 18,492 |
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.
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).
Perhaps a maker of plates for armour.
Platter Demographics
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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
Platter Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Platter in the Russian language | ||
| Платтер | platter | - |
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