Peet Surname

42,087th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

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.

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Peet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3391:83,5359,467
England3,0341:18,3652,625
India1,6921:453,34823,382
Australia7521:35,8994,722
Canada7331:50,2676,098
Netherlands6271:26,9334,395
Estonia2301:5,747640
Mexico1941:639,82610,293
New Zealand1731:26,1754,585
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Bahamas961:4,081454
Wales951:32,5743,273
Scotland481:111,5387,348
Chile341:518,13213,148
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Finland71:785,24338,644
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
France51:13,284,544357,392
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1351:21,4763,033
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales71:224,0598,079
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1511:43,6305,066

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 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)

= Peat(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peete893,784/
Peets892,220/
Peeth89106/
Peett89102/
Peest8939/
Pejet8926/
Peyet892/
Pheet891/
Pgeet891/
P'Eet891/
Peedt891/
Pee866,667/
Pet864,334/
Paheet804/
Peyett802/
Peeteh802/
Peette801/
Peetts801/
Pujeet801/
Pheete801/
Peuett801/
Pijeet801/
Peer7525,496/
Pete7515,641/
Pető757,255/
Peat757,228/
Piet756,071/
Pett754,438/
Paet753,273/
Poet752,207/
Phee752,143/
Peed751,944/
Peth751,337/
Pees751,321/
Pest751,281/
Pets75987/
Peea75830/
Phet75792/
Peut75205/
Peez75150/
Puet75130/
Peep7587/
Peit7562/
Peeß7551/
Pe'e7541/
Pešt7532/
Peae7513/
Bpet759/
Ppet759/
Pedt759/
Pyet757/
Peej754/
Peyt753/
Peht752/
Vpee752/
Ppee751/
Hpee751/
Petì751/
Petd751/
Petp751/
Pezt751/
Peey750/
Peetsch7340/
Poheeth734/
Peggett732/
Peyette730/
Pe67121,917/
Payet6742,356/
Pethe677,748/
Petch674,570/
Poyet673,494/
Pe'er673,079/
Pethő672,956/
Petts672,484/
Peate671,666/
Pette671,510/
Puett671,444/
Pecht671,359/
Piedt671,335/
Pheut671,041/
Peste67579/
Phete67573/
Peech67557/
Pyett67511/
Pijet67511/
Pouet67451/
Peats67279/
Peute67270/
Pejot67269/
Peist67259/
Pieth67230/
Pheea67199/
Piett67184/
Phets67157/
Poett67145/
Peszt67136/
Puyet67130/
Pesth67118/
Peatt67115/
Peite67108/
Pesht6783/
Peytz6776/
Pujet6773/
Petőh6758/
Peust6752/
Pajet6744/
Peyed6741/
Phoet6737/
Pawet6735/
Peith6732/
Peits6732/
Peesh6730/
Peath6727/
Peşte6726/
Pheth6725/
Pheer6724/
Peyot6720/
Peatz6717/
Pfest6717/
Poiet6716/
Peths6715/
Peyat6715/
Petsh6712/
Peyts6712/
Phaet6710/
Phiet679/
Pehat679/
Peess679/
Phett677/
Peehs677/
Pietd677/
Pește676/
Petht675/
Pehte675/
Phuet675/
Piyet675/
Peyte675/
Peeii674/
Peyit673/
Pa'ee673/
Peast672/
Peuat672/
Pojet672/
Peeds672/
Peerr672/
Peitt672/
Pfeit672/
Pieht672/
Peiot672/
Pheez672/
Pauet672/
Pheey672/
Peeys671/
Pehez671/
Peidt671/
Pheej671/
Phees671/
Pheit671/
Peuit671/
Peuth671/
Peyst671/
Peztz671/
Pfedt671/
Paett671/
Powet671/
Petth671/
Pettt671/
Petìt671/
Peuot671/
Petcz671/
Pejhe671/
Peehy671/
Peeie671/
Peezz671/
Puiet671/
Ppete671/
Pet'z671/
P'Pee671/
Pheep671/
Phetp671/
Peesr671/
Peeyp671/
Pe'ie671/
Pests670/
Peuts670/
Peiat670/
Peegy670/
Peadt670/

Peet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peet in the Russian language
Пеетpeet-

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