Platt Family History
Platt Name Meaning
English: Middle English plat platte ‘flat surface’ (Anglo-Norman French plat plast) often with the senses ‘footbridge’ or ‘plot of land’. The name may be topographic for one who lived near such a feature or habitational from a place so named such as Platt in Manchester or Platt Bridge in Wigan (both Lancashire). Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German platt ‘flat’. German: variant of Platte
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022