See also: platter, and plætter English Proper noun Platter (plural Platters) A surname. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Platter is the 29550th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 798 individuals. Platter is most common among White (92.61%) individuals. Anagrams partlet, prattleWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.