Platts Surname

71,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Platts Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the plat,' i.e. a small patch of ground, the same as plot; v. Skeat, who adds that 'the spelling is probably due to Middle English plat, the Frenchplat, flat,' whence our plate, a flat dish.

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Platts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0971:13,6002,008
United States1,6901:214,47320,913
Australia5371:50,2716,260
Canada2261:163,03416,442
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
Wales541:57,3065,200
Scotland341:157,4659,168
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
France141:4,744,480251,814
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3141:18,5512,669
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5981:83,9788,767

Platts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the plat,' i.e. a small patch of ground, the same as plot; v. Skeat, who adds that 'the spelling is probably due to Middle English plat, the Frenchplat, flat,' whence our plate, a flat dish. Monosyllabic surnames often take an 's' at the end; compare Holmes, Lowndes, Bridges, Styles, &c. Hence Platts.

1349. James de Plat, rector of Trimingham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Robertas del Platte, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Plattes: 1379: ibid.

1577. John Piatt and Elizabeth Longe: Marriage Lic. (London).

1668. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John Plattes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Genit., and pl., of Platt, q.v.

Johannes de Plattes.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A corruption of Plott; sometimes a piece of flat ground. 2. A place, situation. North. 3. A small piece of ground. South.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Robert de Plateis, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Stephen de Platell, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

The name of Platt was represented in the county 250 years ago (A.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Platts Last Name Facts

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

Platts (Russian: Платц) occurs most in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Platts? popularity and diffusion

It is the 71,244th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,051,291 people. The last name Platts is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Platts reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles.

Platts is most widely held in England, where it is held by 4,097 people, or 1 in 13,600. In England Platts is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 23 percent live, Derbyshire, where 9 percent live and Leicestershire, where 9 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Platts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Platts has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Platts last name increased 312 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 283 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,080 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Platts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Platts are 19.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Platts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 271.52% more than the national average, earning R 882,876 per year; in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,671 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $56,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phlatts9232/
Platt's921/
Platt9151,764/
Plats91140/
Pellatts861/
Plattsch860/
Platte834,214/
Plotts831,315/
Plyats83123/
Plaats8378/
Pliats8326/
Plauts835/
Pleats833/
Plautt833/
Plattz832/
Plyatt831/
Platss831/
Plaits831/
Pllatt830/
Plaatt830/
Phlatt830/
Plastt830/
Plas805,290/
Plat803,942/
Pellatt77857/
Platsch77204/
Pillatt7739/
Plaites773/
Playtes772/
Phlatse771/
Plyotts771/
Platthe770/
Platz7311,077/
Plate739,287/
Plath738,298/
Plott733,372/
Plass733,246/
Plaut732,271/
Plast731,837/
Pleas73807/
Plais73600/
Plaat73494/
Plait73352/
Plias73340/
Plaas73282/
Plyas73236/
Plays73162/
Plaus73151/
Pleat73121/
Plahs7396/
Plash7395/
Plots7378/
Phlat7353/
Plase7348/
Plasz7340/
Plaht7328/
Plyat7326/
Pladt7314/
Plajt739/
Platì737/
Playt736/
Phlas736/
Pliat733/
Platc732/
Plašt732/
Platx731/
Placs731/
Plattová714/
Pellatte712/
Platzsch711/
Pla6722,384/
Plasse673,806/
Plautz672,614/
Pillas672,108/
Pellas671,256/
Pellat67896/
Plault67726/
Plathe67474/
Pillat67473/
Plasch67431/
Placht67400/
Pleass67318/
Phlaat67242/
Plauth67241/
Phlyat67161/
Plaate67151/
Plaiss6795/
Please6763/
Plaise6755/
Pleash6752/
Plahte6752/
Pillatsch6748/
Plaute6747/
Plaste6739/
Plottsova6721/
Pleitt6714/
Phlash6712/
Plaass678/
Plaahs677/
Plaath677/
Plause676/
Plasce676/
Pleate676/
Plhate675/
Plyott674/
Pláate674/
Plaucs674/
Pyllat674/
Plouts672/
Plyass672/
Plaith672/
Plashe672/
Phlias671/
Plaush671/
Plauss671/
Pleott671/
Plgott671/
Pliath671/
Plotcs671/
Plyate671/
Pillatcsh671/
Platze671/
Plaids671/
Plotte671/
Plgass671/
Pladÿs671/
Plaust671/
Plaučs671/
Playsh671/
Plyots671/
Pllaut671/
Phlate671/
Plasci671/
Platci671/
Plaait671/
Platch670/
Playte670/
Platschtt670/
Plotzs670/
Plaatz670/
Playse670/
Plaite670/

Platts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Platts in the Russian language
Платцplatc-

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