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Platz

in Iowa

There are 43 people with the last name "Platz" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Platz 9,550
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  1. is 9,546th most common Pickhinke
  2. is 9,547th most common Pickrell
  3. is 9,548th most common Pierick
  4. is 9,549th most common Pine
  5. is 9,550th most common Platz
  6. is 9,551st most common Pliner
  7. is 9,552nd most common Polito
  8. is 9,553rd most common Pote
  9. is 9,554th most common Qualls

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Platz

Brian, Charles, Erin, Lance, Linda, Wesley, Betty, Beverly, Brenda, Charlie

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 Iowa

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Brian Platz, IA (6 searches)
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