Petitjean Surname

93,282nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Petitjean Surname User-submission:

The Pettyjohn surname means 'little John' from the shortened words 'petite John'. The origins are from France, in France instead of referring to someone as John's Son (which became Johnson) they said something like 'that is the Petite John of the John from Mereau' They were referring to the younger John who also has a father named John.

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Petitjean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,0841:31,8733,876
Belgium1,5591:7,374986
United States6721:539,37344,730
Switzerland1321:62,2197,689
Canada971:379,85133,859
Germany831:969,94567,438
Netherlands741:228,20530,213
England681:819,38343,863
New Caledonia621:4,455817
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Luxembourg421:13,8222,948
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Peru161:1,986,50825,077
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Austria101:851,54467,454
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Petitjean Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Pettyjohn surname means 'little John' from the shortened words 'petite John'. The origins are from France, in France instead of referring to someone as John's Son (which became Johnson) they said something like 'that is the Petite John of the John from Mereau' They were referring to the younger John who also has a father named John. When surnames became required to track taxes people chose a permanent surname.

- deacon328

(French + Hebrew) It is the French equivalent of the English and Scottish name Littlejohn; contains the compounds Petit meaning little and Jean meaning John; with Jean and John coming from the Hebrew name Yehohanan and Yohanan meaning Yahweh is Gracious.

- dinn315

Petitjean means 'small John' in French; compare with English 'Littlejohn'. It combines a characteristic and a name together, the opposite of this is the French surname 'Grandjean'.

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Petitjean Last Name Facts

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

The surname Petitjean is found most in France. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petitjean? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,282nd most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,424,183 people. Petitjean is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Petitjean live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 2,084 people, or 1 in 31,873. In France Petitjean is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside, Grand Est, where 17 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent reside. Not including France Petitjean occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Petitjean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Petitjean has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petitjean surname rose 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 680 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petitjean Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petitjean are 14.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Petitjean earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 17.5% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,777 per year; in United States they earn 1.72% less than the national average, earning $42,405 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $47,072 CAD per year.

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