Peet Surname
Approximately 12,412 people bear this surname
Peet 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.
Read More About This SurnamePeet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,339 | 1:83,535 | 9,467 |
| England | 3,034 | 1:18,365 | 2,625 |
| India | 1,692 | 1:453,348 | 23,382 |
| Australia | 752 | 1:35,899 | 4,722 |
| Canada | 733 | 1:50,267 | 6,098 |
| Netherlands | 627 | 1:26,933 | 4,395 |
| Estonia | 230 | 1:5,747 | 640 |
| Mexico | 194 | 1:639,826 | 10,293 |
| New Zealand | 173 | 1:26,175 | 4,585 |
| South Africa | 107 | 1:506,334 | 41,014 |
| Bahamas | 96 | 1:4,081 | 454 |
| Wales | 95 | 1:32,574 | 3,273 |
| Scotland | 48 | 1:111,538 | 7,348 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Ecuador | 25 | 1:636,234 | 11,898 |
| Peru | 20 | 1:1,589,206 | 22,980 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 28 | 1:158,210 | 8,327 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,135 | 1:21,476 | 3,033 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,151 | 1:43,630 | 5,066 |
Peet (2,907) may also be a first name.
Peet 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 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.
= Peat(e, q.v.
(English, Dutch, Scottish) Descendant of Peet, a pet form of Pieter or Peter (rock); dweller near a hole or steep hollow; one who was delicate or a pampered pet.
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.
A nurse-name for Peter. Variously Peatt, Peet, Peed, Pead.
Peet Demographics
Average Male Peet Height
177.83 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Peet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Peet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Peet (Russian: Пеет) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Peet.
How Common Is The Last Name Peet? popularity and diffusion
Peet is the 42,087th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 587,137 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Peet live; 42 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 134,708th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 2,907 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 4,339 people, or 1 in 83,535. In The United States Peet is mostly found in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 57 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and India, where 14 percent live.
Peet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Peet has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,357 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Peet Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Peet last name are 13.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.24% being registered with the party.
The amount Peet earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,170 per year; in South Africa they earn 27.74% more than the national average, earning R 303,552 per year; in United States they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $44,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $48,806 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peete | 89 | 3,784 | / |
| Peets | 89 | 2,220 | / |
| Peeth | 89 | 106 | / |
| Peett | 89 | 102 | / |
| Peest | 89 | 39 | / |
| Pejet | 89 | 26 | / |
| Peyet | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pheet | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pgeet | 89 | 1 | / |
| P'Eet | 89 | 1 | / |
| Peedt | 89 | 1 | / |
| Pee | 86 | 6,667 | / |
| Pet | 86 | 4,334 | / |
| Paheet | 80 | 4 | / |
| Peyett | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peeteh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Peette | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peetts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pujeet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pheete | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peuett | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pijeet | 80 | 1 | / |
| Peer | 75 | 25,496 | / |
| Pete | 75 | 15,641 | / |
| Pető | 75 | 7,255 | / |
| Peat | 75 | 7,228 | / |
| Piet | 75 | 6,071 | / |
| Pett | 75 | 4,438 | / |
| Paet | 75 | 3,273 | / |
| Poet | 75 | 2,207 | / |
| Phee | 75 | 2,143 | / |
| Peed | 75 | 1,944 | / |
| Peth | 75 | 1,337 | / |
| Pees | 75 | 1,321 | / |
| Pest | 75 | 1,281 | / |
| Pets | 75 | 987 | / |
| Peea | 75 | 830 | / |
| Phet | 75 | 792 | / |
| Peut | 75 | 205 | / |
| Peez | 75 | 150 | / |
| Puet | 75 | 130 | / |
| Peep | 75 | 87 | / |
| Peit | 75 | 62 | / |
| Peeß | 75 | 51 | / |
| Pe'e | 75 | 41 | / |
| Pešt | 75 | 32 | / |
| Peae | 75 | 13 | / |
| Bpet | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ppet | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pedt | 75 | 9 | / |
| Pyet | 75 | 7 | / |
| Peej | 75 | 4 | / |
| Peyt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Peht | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vpee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ppee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hpee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petì | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pezt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Peey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Peetsch | 73 | 40 | / |
| Poheeth | 73 | 4 | / |
| Peggett | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peyette | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pe | 67 | 121,917 | / |
| Payet | 67 | 42,356 | / |
| Pethe | 67 | 7,748 | / |
| Petch | 67 | 4,570 | / |
| Poyet | 67 | 3,494 | / |
| Pe'er | 67 | 3,079 | / |
| Pethő | 67 | 2,956 | / |
| Petts | 67 | 2,484 | / |
| Peate | 67 | 1,666 | / |
| Pette | 67 | 1,510 | / |
| Puett | 67 | 1,444 | / |
| Pecht | 67 | 1,359 | / |
| Piedt | 67 | 1,335 | / |
| Pheut | 67 | 1,041 | / |
| Peste | 67 | 579 | / |
| Phete | 67 | 573 | / |
| Peech | 67 | 557 | / |
| Pyett | 67 | 511 | / |
| Pijet | 67 | 511 | / |
| Pouet | 67 | 451 | / |
| Peats | 67 | 279 | / |
| Peute | 67 | 270 | / |
| Pejot | 67 | 269 | / |
| Peist | 67 | 259 | / |
| Pieth | 67 | 230 | / |
| Pheea | 67 | 199 | / |
| Piett | 67 | 184 | / |
| Phets | 67 | 157 | / |
| Poett | 67 | 145 | / |
| Peszt | 67 | 136 | / |
| Puyet | 67 | 130 | / |
| Pesth | 67 | 118 | / |
| Peatt | 67 | 115 | / |
| Peite | 67 | 108 | / |
| Pesht | 67 | 83 | / |
| Peytz | 67 | 76 | / |
| Pujet | 67 | 73 | / |
| Petőh | 67 | 58 | / |
| Peust | 67 | 52 | / |
| Pajet | 67 | 44 | / |
| Peyed | 67 | 41 | / |
| Phoet | 67 | 37 | / |
| Pawet | 67 | 35 | / |
| Peith | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peits | 67 | 32 | / |
| Peesh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Peath | 67 | 27 | / |
| Peşte | 67 | 26 | / |
| Pheth | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pheer | 67 | 24 | / |
| Peyot | 67 | 20 | / |
| Peatz | 67 | 17 | / |
| Pfest | 67 | 17 | / |
| Poiet | 67 | 16 | / |
| Peths | 67 | 15 | / |
| Peyat | 67 | 15 | / |
| Petsh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Peyts | 67 | 12 | / |
| Phaet | 67 | 10 | / |
| Phiet | 67 | 9 | / |
| Pehat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Peess | 67 | 9 | / |
| Phett | 67 | 7 | / |
| Peehs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pietd | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pește | 67 | 6 | / |
| Petht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pehte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Phuet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Piyet | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peyte | 67 | 5 | / |
| Peeii | 67 | 4 | / |
| Peyit | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pa'ee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Peast | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peuat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pojet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peeds | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peerr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peitt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pfeit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pieht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peiot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pheez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pauet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pheey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Peeys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pehez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peidt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peuit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peuth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peyst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peztz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pfedt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Powet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pettt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petìt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peuot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Petcz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pejhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peehy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peeie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peezz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Puiet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ppete | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pet'z | 67 | 1 | / |
| P'Pee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pheep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phetp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peesr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peeyp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pe'ie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pests | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peuts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peiat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peegy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Peadt | 67 | 0 | / |
Peet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Peet in the Russian language | ||
| Пеет | peet | - |
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