Platt is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Germany, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Platt
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Germany, England
Meaning:

The form of Blatt. Leaf.

One who lived on, or worked, a small piece of ground or patch; dweller near a small footbridge over a stream.

1. A corruption of Plott; some times a piece of flat ground.

2. A place, situation. North. 3. A small piece of ground. South.

How popular is Platt?

Platt is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Germany, South Africa, Wales, Mexico, New Zealand, Namibia, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Brazil, Jamaica, France, Thailand, Austria.

Platt is ranked 10857 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Platts plummeted by 1.93 per cent to 18022 since 2000 and slipped by 213 spots and ranked at 2006. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 86.57 88.35
Black 7.75 7.78
Hispanic or Latino 2.55 1.58
Others 2.09 1.26
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.55 0.59
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.43
Platt is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 51761 person has been found who wears Platt as their family name. Platt is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Platt:
1,543 United States29,176
626 England12,169
Countries with thousands of Platt:
1,560 Australia2,567
3,506 Canada1,409
7,660 Germany1,356
Countries with hundreds of Platt:
9,706 South Africa692
635 Wales544
6,245 Mexico482
1,683 New Zealand470
1,155 Namibia404
1,845 Scotland368
1,297 Northern Ireland244
36,610 Brazil206
1,399 Jamaica201
59,459 France164
78,527 Thailand158
9,304 Austria143
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
6,944 Venezuela100
3,870 Ireland84
49,911 Poland74
14,966 Israel61
32,544 Spain60
247 Isle of Man60
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,410 Switzerland45
43,576 Netherlands40
10,086 Portugal38
5,584 Cuba36
36,407 Belgium36
19,302 United Arab Emirates33
539 Guernsey29
49,681 Malaysia26
30,474 Sweden23
283,555 Russia19
48,523 Belarus18
22,770 Denmark18
19,774 Chile18
14,108 Ecuador17
31,311 Norway16
132,850 Argentina13
19,471 Estonia12
26,891 Qatar12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
221,039 Philippines9
48,838 Japan6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

George Platt worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 21 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Woodside and arrived on November 4, 1848. David Platt, aged 20, 26 years old James Platt, Iron Moulder Peter Platt, Robert Platt (21) Iron Moulder, 20 years old Joseph Platt, James Platt, aged 25, Immigrant Alex Platt, Immigrant Alice Platt, and 18 other Platt around 55.56% of whom were workman while others worked as iron moulder and seamstress migrated to US.

From Germany

40 years old Adam Platt who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on April 15, 1851 by Cotton Planter put out from Antwerp. Anna Platt (48), Farmer Jacques Platt, Farmer Marie Platt, Conrad Platt (11), Georg Platt (6), Georg Platt, aged 17, Heinrich Platt (19), 21 years old Jacob Platt, and 112 other Platt around 32.69% of whom were farmer while others worked as merchant and laborer, servant migrated to US from Antwerp, Havre and Bremen.

Platt Namesakes

  • Nicholas Platt, American diplomat
  • Charles A. Platt, prominent American artist, landscape gardener
  • Angela Platt, field hockey goalkeeper from Northern Ireland
  • Jonas Platt, American lawyer and politician from New York
  • Christine Platt, president of the Commonwealth Association of Planners
  • Bob Platt, English former first-class cricketer,
  • Thomas Joshua Platt, British judge
  • Lewis E. Platt, American businessman and corporate director,
  • Edward Platt, American actor best
  • Oliver Platt, Canadian-born American actor
  • Zephaniah Platt, American politician and lawyer
  • Thomas C. Platt, two-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a three-term U.S. Senator
  • Jenny Platt, English actress best
  • Kin Platt, American writer-artist best
  • Orville H. Platt, United States Senator from Connecticut
  • Alyce Platt, Australian actress and singer
  • Conal Platt, semi-professional footballer
  • Clive Platt, English former professional footballer
  • Tara Platt, American actress, voice actress and producer
  • Jim Platt, former footballer
  • Michael Platt, former Ireland international rugby league footballer
  • Edmund Platt, United States Representative from New York
  • Geoff Platt, Canadian-Belarusian ice hockey player
  • Tony Platt, English sound engineer and record producer, best
  • Denise Platt, British civil servant
  • Andy Platt, English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
  • William Platt, senior officer of the British Army during both World War I and World War II
  • Polly Platt, American film producer
  • Louise Platt, American theater, film, and TV actress

Platt Namesakes

  • Nicholas Platt, American diplomat
  • Charles A. Platt, prominent American artist, landscape gardener
  • Angela Platt, field hockey goalkeeper from Northern Ireland
  • Jonas Platt, American lawyer and politician from New York
  • Christine Platt, president of the Commonwealth Association of Planners
  • Bob Platt, English former first-class cricketer,
  • Thomas Joshua Platt, British judge
  • Lewis E. Platt, American businessman and corporate director,
  • Edward Platt, American actor best
  • Oliver Platt, Canadian-born American actor
  • Zephaniah Platt, American politician and lawyer
  • Thomas C. Platt, two-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a three-term U.S. Senator
  • Jenny Platt, English actress best
  • Kin Platt, American writer-artist best
  • Orville H. Platt, United States Senator from Connecticut
  • Alyce Platt, Australian actress and singer
  • Conal Platt, semi-professional footballer
  • Clive Platt, English former professional footballer
  • Tara Platt, American actress, voice actress and producer
  • Jim Platt, former footballer
  • Michael Platt, former Ireland international rugby league footballer
  • Edmund Platt, United States Representative from New York
  • Geoff Platt, Canadian-Belarusian ice hockey player
  • Tony Platt, English sound engineer and record producer, best
  • Denise Platt, British civil servant
  • Andy Platt, English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
  • William Platt, senior officer of the British Army during both World War I and World War II
  • Polly Platt, American film producer
  • Louise Platt, American theater, film, and TV actress

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