Peete Surname

121,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Peete 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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Peete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0291:178,63917,890
South Africa1,0891:49,7506,312
Lesotho6331:3,211549
England101:5,571,806158,774
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominica11:75,891912
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:219,29618,666

Peete (763) may also be a first name.

Peete 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

Peete Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peete is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peete? popularity and diffusion

It is the 121,086th most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,925,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Peete live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. Peete is also the 297,279th most common first name world-wide, borne by 763 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,029 people, or 1 in 178,639. In The United States it is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 17 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Peete exists in 20 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 29 percent reside and Lesotho, where 17 percent reside.

Peete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peete has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Peete last name expanded 886 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Peete Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Peete last name are 8.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Peete earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.7% less than the national average, earning R 169,428 per year and in United States they earn 10.71% less than the national average, earning $38,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peeter91465/
Peetje9131/
Peetes9119/
Peetey9119/
Peetee914/
Peeteh912/
Peette911/
Pheete911/
Pete8915,641/
Peet8912,412/
Peetter8317/
Peyetie831/
Peyette830/
Peester830/
Peetett830/
Peter801,201,067/
Peeta805,913/
Peets802,220/
Peate801,666/
Pette801,510/
Petey801,103/
Petes801,044/
Peste80579/
Phete80573/
Petet80431/
Peteh80428/
Poete80349/
Petee80332/
Paete80292/
Peute80270/
Piete80224/
Petea80201/
Petei80110/
Peite80108/
Peeth80106/
Peett80102/
Petez8097/
Peteš8088/
Peteu8083/
Petej8078/
Peest8039/
Petep8033/
Peşte8026/
Peety8025/
Puete8013/
Peted806/
Pește806/
Pehte805/
Peyte805/
Pheet801/
Pgeet801/
Peteî801/
Peteő801/
Pyete801/
Ppete801/
P'Eet801/
Peedt801/
Peyiette770/
Pfeester770/
Pet754,334/
Petter7313,109/
Piette7310,001/
Pester733,567/
Pettey732,242/
Peiter732,031/
Pettet731,826/
Peetha731,541/
Pettee73567/
Pettes73537/
Poette73433/
Peteet73358/
Peatey73317/
Peheta73242/
Pyette73236/
Phethe73176/
Piethe73164/
Petett73155/
Petech73101/
Peatee7389/
Peetaa7385/
Puette7383/
Peuter7376/
Peates7371/
Peshte7364/
Petted7354/
Pestes7351/
Payete7337/
Peyter7336/
Peutet7335/
Peater7330/
Peyeti7327/
Petesh7326/
Poethe7325/
Paethe7323/
Pestey7320/
Petteh7319/
Peutte7319/
Pettei7318/
Peterr7318/
Peðate7314/
Poetie7313/
Petehs7312/
Puethe7311/
Peteer7311/
Petets7310/
Peteah7310/
Petesz7310/
Pestet739/
Pesteh738/
Peetta736/
Peatez736/
Peteis735/
Pieëte735/
Pheter735/
Peitte734/
Peteys734/
Poeteh734/
Peterh734/
Peutes734/
Phaete734/
Pestez734/
Pheeta734/
Paheet734/
Ppeter733/
Pietge733/
Pouete733/
Peiste732/
Phetes732/
Peteit732/
Powete732/
Paetee732/
Pietie732/
D'Pete732/
Petess732/
Pfeter732/
Pechte731/
Peeata731/
Peethi731/
Peetts731/
Peetty731/
Pheeti731/
Pejeti731/
Peteas731/
Petees731/
Petejj731/
Pethet731/
Peatei731/
Peştea731/
Petteu731/
Pfiete731/
Pete's731/
Phuete731/
Phetet731/
Phetie731/
Pehate731/
Peiate731/
Peitee731/
Pesteň731/
Piyete731/
Pestei731/
Peites731/
Paetie731/
Pestea731/
Bpeter731/
Peteed730/
Peetis730/
Paetea730/
Pestee730/
Pettea730/
Peitey730/
Paette730/
Peitez730/
Peaste730/
Peatte730/
Pate6754,228/
Pote6746,429/
Peta6711,649/
Pető677,255/
Peat677,228/
Piet676,071/
Payette675,706/
Peti674,504/
Pett674,438/
Peed671,944/
Pettett671,442/
Peth671,337/
Pest671,281/
Pite671,124/
Pets67987/
Phet67792/
Pety67783/
Peaster67573/
Petteys67543/
Pechter67389/
Peuster67256/
Peut67205/
Peister67199/
Payetee67161/
Peit6762/
Peethaa6749/
Peyster6746/
Peetsch6740/
Payeteh6735/
Pête6732/
Pešt6732/
Petteep6726/
Paettie6723/
Petteit6715/
Pujeeta6714/
Phettep6713/
Phether6712/
Pouette6711/
Peyatte679/
Bpet679/
Ppet679/
Pedt679/
Pyte678/
Peetaya678/
Peté678/
Pechtep677/
Phaette676/
Phetihe676/
Peethai675/
Pechtes675/
Poyette674/
Pfester674/
Pfeiter674/
Poheeth674/
Péte674/
Peyt673/
Peðates673/
Pettetp672/
Phester672/
Peht672/
Peteher672/
Pettets672/
Pauette671/
Peetaha671/
Peethii671/
Payethe671/
Puyette671/
Phhette671/
Pejatey671/
Peyetti671/
Peettiz671/
Peatter671/
Peitter671/
Paiette671/
Petì671/
Petd671/
Peteova671/
Peteová671/
Pheitey671/
Pejuote671/
Peszter671/
Pitteet671/
Powette671/
Petp671/
Peterrr671/
Phettes671/
Phetead671/
Pheteid671/
Pezt671/
Petheed671/
Peeatit671/
Peteitt670/
Peyotte670/
Petteis670/
Phetter670/
Peattee670/
Peastey670/
Piettea670/
Piettie670/
Peyetta670/
Peggite670/

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