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Platz

in Pennsylvania

There are 153 people with the last name "Platz" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Platz 8,140
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  1. is 8,136th most common Linsenbigler
  2. is 8,137th most common Marcy
  3. is 8,138th most common Mcmahan
  4. is 8,139th most common Persun
  5. is 8,140th most common Platz
  6. is 8,141st most common Radaker
  7. is 8,142nd most common Rohr
  8. is 8,143rd most common Rubio
  9. is 8,144th most common Sammons

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Platz

Robert, Dennis, James, John, Mark, Melissa, Anthony, Donna, Linda, Marcella

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 Pennsylvania

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Robert Platz, PA (7 searches)
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