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Platz

in California

There are 203 people with the last name "Platz" in California.

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Ranking in California

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Platz 11,368
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  1. is 11,364th most common Nyman
  2. is 11,365th most common Pasquini
  3. is 11,366th most common Pendergraft
  4. is 11,367th most common Perron
  5. is 11,368th most common Platz
  6. is 11,369th most common Plazola
  7. is 11,370th most common Ramakrishnan
  8. is 11,371st most common Rehm
  9. is 11,372nd most common Rosalez

Similar Names and Nicknames

Platt, Plata, Plath, Plate, Platts, Platte, Plater, Plattner, Plato, Platero

Most Common First Names for Platz

John, William, Mark, Ronald, Christopher, David, Gary, Kathleen, Trevor, Bruce

Meaning & History

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, from the same word in a transferred sense.

Recent Searches for "Platz" in California

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John Platz, CA (9 searches)
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