Platt

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Type Surname (from nickname & from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. PLAT

Meaning & History

From Old French plat meaning "flat, thin", from Late Latin plattus, from Greek πλατύς (platys) meaning "wide, broad, flat". This may have been a nickname or a topographic name for someone who lived near a flat feature.