Peatt Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Peatt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. A delicate person, a pampered pet; the older form of pet.

'A pretty peat': Taming of the Shrew.

'I overtook the wench, the pretty peat': Donne's Poems. (Halliwell).

'As sick as a peate': Notes and Queries, 1857.

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Peatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Australia341:793,99150,673
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Peatt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. A delicate person, a pampered pet; the older form of pet.

'A pretty peat': Taming of the Shrew.

'I overtook the wench, the pretty peat': Donne's Poems. (Halliwell).

'As sick as a peate': Notes and Queries, 1857.

I can suggest no other derivation; compare Sweetlove, Sweet, Leifchild, Leaf, &c.

(a) Local, 'at the peat,' from residence thereby.

Richard de Peyt, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Married — Enock Peate and Barbery Selter: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1664. — John Peat and Isabel Rosse: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A diminutive of Peteh, which see. John Peet was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1485 (NSCM., I, p. 31), Laurence Pete was tenant of Newtoun, 1513 (Cambus., 9), Catherine Peat was warded in the Canongate Tolbooth, Edinburgh, 1682 (BOEC., VIII, p. 121), and Thomas Peat is recorded in Crieff, 1781 (Dunkeld). A Fettercairn surname in the eighteenth century. Peit 1583, Peitt and Pett 1686, Peyt 1521, Piet 1687. See also Pate.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Peat.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Is, I think, sometimes a diminutive or ' nurse-name ' of Peter, and sometimes a local name, derived from the original bearer's residence on a peat, or moorish ground. The name in the latter sense is, therefore, analogous to Heath, Moss, Moor, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A nurse-name for Peter. Variously Peatt, Peet, Peed, Pead.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Peatt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Peatt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Peatt is most common in The United States. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Peatt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. Peatt occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Peatt live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Peatt is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 42 percent are found, Connecticut, where 23 percent are found and Florida, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States Peatt is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 20 percent are found.

Peatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peatt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 49 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peatt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Peatt surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

The amount Peatt earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.48% more than the national average, earning R 238,776 per year; in United States they earn 30.29% more than the national average, earning $56,217 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% less than the national average, earning $45,814 CAD per year.

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Payotte6786/
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Vpea671/
Peyette670/
Peyotte670/
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