Platz Family History

Platz Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone who lived in the main (market) square of a town or village from (respectively) Middle High German plaz German Platz ‘town square’. As a Jewish name it may also be one of the names randomly selected by government officials when surnames were made compulsory.

In Tyrol where many farms are called Platz(l) the name refers to an opening or suitable site for a dwelling. German: metonymic occupational name from platz plotz ‘wedge for splitting stone’ or a nickname for a big heavy man.

South German: variant of Blatz.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Plotz, Glatz, Plate, Blatz, Platt, Pletz, Patz, Klotz, Ratz, Plato

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You can see how Platz families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Platz family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Platz families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 16 Platz families living in Saskatchewan. This was 100% of all the recorded Platz's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Platz families in 1911.

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What did your Platz ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Platz.

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Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Platz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Platz in 1951 was 74, and 79 in 2004.

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Platz Surname Meaning

South German: variant of Blatz.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Platz family from?

What did your Platz ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Platz.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

100%

What Platz family records will you find?

What is the average Platz lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Platz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for Platz in 1951 was 74, and 79 in 2004.

Platz Family History

Platz Surname Meaning

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