Last Name PLATTS

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of the plat, i.e. a small patch of ground, the same as plot. Medieaval English and French 'plat,' flat, whence English plate, a flat dish. Monosyllabic surnames often take an 's' at the end.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 19,968 (2000 US census) 25,216 (1990 US census)
Count 1,244 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 77.33%, or 962 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 18.49%, or 230 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.21%, or 15 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.65%, or 33 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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