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Platz

in Illinois

There are 90 people with the last name "Platz" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Platz 12,760
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  1. is 12,756th most common Penner
  2. is 12,757th most common Petrone
  3. is 12,758th most common Pino
  4. is 12,759th most common Pipkin
  5. is 12,760th most common Platz
  6. is 12,761st most common Prouty
  7. is 12,762nd most common Qian
  8. is 12,763rd most common Rai
  9. is 12,764th most common Rehak

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Platz

Kristina, Mary, Patricia, Susan, Thomas, Doug, George, Glenda, John, Kenneth

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 Illinois

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Kristina Platz, IL (7 searches)
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