How common is the surname Platten?

452 people in the United States had the surname Platten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 683,065 Americans. It ranked 47,006th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Platten?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Platten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Platten?

Rachel Platten, American singer, songwriter and author (born 1981).

Where is the surname Platten most common?

Wikidata records people named Platten in the United States.

Is the surname Platten getting more or less common?

More common. 426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 452 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Platten

A French occupational surname, carried by 452 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Platten is more common than 71% of them.

Origin

French origin

Two main origins: * A diminutive of the surname Platt. * From Old French platon (“metal plate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a platemaker.

Platten is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 452 people named Platten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 683,065 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 426.

#47,006

rank among US surnames

452

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #46,944)

Who is named Platten

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Platten identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Plattens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rachel Platten
American singer, songwriter and author (born 1981)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Platten

Platon

Platten has the Soundex code P435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P435.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Platten come from?: Two main origins: * A diminutive of the surname Platt. * From Old French platon (“metal plate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a platemaker.
How common is the surname Platten?: 452 people in the United States had the surname Platten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 683,065 Americans. It ranked 47,006th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Platten?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Platten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Platten?: Rachel Platten, American singer, songwriter and author (born 1981).
Where is the surname Platten most common?: Wikidata records people named Platten in the United States.
What type of surname is Platten?: Platten is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Platten getting more or less common?: More common. 426 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 452 in 2010, up 6.1%.