Platt family name history and map
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Platt in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 213 people named Platt in Ireland; roughly one in every 21,000 people carried the name. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 108 men and 105 women.
Counties and map with Platt in Ireland
Derry was Platt country: 48.8% of them (104 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Donegal (47), Antrim (25), Armagh (13) and Down (7).
Platt average age in 1911
The average Platt in 1911 was 28.7 years old, 28.5 for men and 29.0 for women; a touch younger than the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
Platt literacy in 1911
Of the Platts whose literacy was recorded, 79.4% could both read and write, 2% could read but not write, and 18.6% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
Platt common first names
The most common male names were Robert (11), James, George, John and Samuel. For women it was Jane (8), followed by Ellen, Mary, Sarah and Elizabeth.
Platt occupations in 1911
The most common entry on a Platt's census form was "Scholar"; 19.7% (42) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (11.3%), carpenter / joiner (4.2%), farm labourer (3.8%) and general labourer (3.8%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16% of all Platts, followed by domestic service, building & construction and textiles & clothing.
What religion is Platt?
The largest religious group among Platts was Presbyterian, at 48.4%. The remainder were mostly Anglican (41.3%), Roman Catholic (4.7%), Congregationalist (3.8%) and Methodist (1.9%).
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Platt statistics (1911)
Number: 213
Rank: 2,410
Average Age: 29
Platt in the USA (2020)
Number: 20,052
Rank: 1,742
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it may show as zero.
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