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Platz

in Michigan

There are 194 people with the last name "Platz" in Michigan.

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Ranking in Michigan

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Platz 5,224
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  1. is 5,220th most common Mink
  2. is 5,221st most common Mogg
  3. is 5,222nd most common Osman
  4. is 5,223rd most common Pendleton
  5. is 5,224th most common Platz
  6. is 5,225th most common Ruggirello
  7. is 5,226th most common Still
  8. is 5,227th most common Stricker
  9. is 5,228th most common Wasson

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Platz

Christopher, Carl, Caroline, Daniel, Jennifer, John, Lyle, Mark, Patricia, Paul

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 Michigan

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Christopher Platz, MI (6 searches)
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