Platts Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Platts is one more way Platt has been written over the centuries.

What is the meaning of Platts?

At root, the name means “flat ground or plank bridge”. Platts ranked 20,099 in the 2010 US Census, with 1,329 people answering to the name.

Is Platts the same name as Platt?

Platts adds a patronymic ending to Platt, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Plat, Plate and Plutt.

Does every Platts family have a crest?

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Platt surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Get the complete Platts report, with a museum-style coat of arms.