Plutt Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Arms linked to Platt and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

The meaning behind Plutt

Not every Plutt is related, but the name itself grew out of Platt. The name is usually explained as “flat ground or plank bridge”.

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Plutt has “u” where Platt has “a”. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Plett, Platts and Plat.

For the full story, order the Plutt surname pack.