The Platten name is of German origin and means flat. The first Plattens came from Germany. Meahsrsdorf and Westphalia are two areas in Germany which had Plattens living there in the 16th and 17th centuries. There are still Plattens living in these areas today. The source I have spoke to (Andrew Platten of Lanchashire,England) informs me that the early Plattens were Herring fishermen and in the winter probably weavers. The earliest Plattens I could find on record were Agnes Platten married in 1555 of Devon, Agnete Platten married in 1585 of Norfolk and Pribbert Achotes Platten married 1660 of Sweden. These were all found at www.familysearch.org.

Famous Plattens:
Johnny (the rat) Platten - Hawthawns Australian Rules Football club's star
Platten Records (Germany)
General Thomas Platten Stafford - American Astronaut (Flew aboard Gemini 6,Gemini 9 and Apollo 10) (Unfortunately Platten was only his middle name)
Anna Platten - Australian Artist

Locations of Plattens around the world:
UK:
East Yorkshire (Whitby, Grimsby, Hull, Withernsea, Bridlington, Hornsea), West Yorkshire (Wakefield, Leeds, Huddersfield), South Yorkshire (Sheffield, Doncaster), East Anglia (Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Kings Lynn), East Sussex (Crowborough), Scotland (Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Midlothian, Dunfermline), London, Shropshire, Suffolk (Lowestoft), Cheshire (Stockport), Lancashire (Manchester), Wales (Haverfordwest), Durham (Bishop Auckland), Essex, Warwickshire, Northumberland, Derbyshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, North East (Newcastle), Middlesex (Enfield), Cumbria, Kent (Dover, Maidstone), Nottinghamshire (Mansfield), Hertfordshire (Barnet, Potters Bar, Hatfield), Dorset, West Midlands (West Bromwich), Lincolnshire (Lincoln), Worcestershire, Bedfordshire.

Rest of the World:
Germany
Austria
Denmark
Holland
South Africa
Australia (Adelaide)
U.S.A. (Wisconsin, Michigan, San Diego California,San Jose California, Florida, New York, Arizona)
Canada

Platten links:
www.platten.net (Platten Records - Germany)
www.platten.com (Platten Real Estate - U.S.A)
www.platten-sailing.de/englisch_index.htm (Platten Sailing - Cuba)
www.platten-galerie.de/startframeng.html (Vinyl Records - Germany)

If you have a 'Platten link you wish to share why not e-mail me at rplatten@hotmail.com.

Coming from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, I am directly related to the Yorkshire clan of Plattens. The east coast towns of Yorkshire were where the Platten family is believed to have landed in England. Many Plattens still live in those towns. My family tree is directly linked to Plattens in Yorkshire but if you have any further information about my family tree and you could possibly fill in a few gaps I have then please e-mail me at rplatten@hotmail.com.

To view my family tree click on the Microsoft Word icon below.

The following names all appear in my family tree:
Charles Platten , Charles Redfus Platten , Harry Platten , Alan Platten , Jack Platten , Alfred Platten , William Platten , Mary Platten , Annie Platten , Ena Wilson , Lillie Woodward , Dennis Platten , Geoffrey Platten , Maureen Platten , Hazel Joyce , Norman Platten , Anthony Platten , Stephen Platten , Andrew Platten , Michelle Allan , Susan Platten , Graham Platten , Micheal Platten , Christine Hancock , Adam Platten , Shelley Platten , Rhys Platten , Matthew Platten , Christopher Platten , Ryan Platten , Natalie Platten