Petitjean Surname
Approximately 5,117 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnamePetitjean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,084 | 1:31,873 | 3,876 |
| Belgium | 1,559 | 1:7,374 | 986 |
| United States | 672 | 1:539,373 | 44,730 |
| Switzerland | 132 | 1:62,219 | 7,689 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| Germany | 83 | 1:969,945 | 67,438 |
| Netherlands | 74 | 1:228,205 | 30,213 |
| England | 68 | 1:819,383 | 43,863 |
| New Caledonia | 62 | 1:4,455 | 817 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| Luxembourg | 42 | 1:13,822 | 2,948 |
| Thailand | 31 | 1:2,278,656 | 255,572 |
| Madagascar | 16 | 1:1,478,115 | 2,908 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| 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 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
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.
- dinn315Petitjean 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'.
- deleted-173293Petitjean Demographics
Average Petitjean Salary in
United States
$42,405 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Petitjean click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Petitjean? popularity and diffusion
Petitjean is the 93,282nd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,424,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Petitjean are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 2,084 people, or 1 in 31,873. In France Petitjean is mostly concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 24 percent live, Grand Est, where 17 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live. Other than France this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Petitjean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Petitjean has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petitjean last name grew 2,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 680 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Petitjean Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Petitjean surname are 14.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.9% registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petitijean | 95 | 2 | / |
| Petoitjean | 95 | 1 | / |
| Petijean | 94 | 30 | / |
| Petitgean | 89 | 24 | / |
| Pettijean | 89 | 13 | / |
| Petitsean | 89 | 1 | / |
| Petitjeune | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pettitsean | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pitijean | 82 | 1 | / |
| Petitien | 82 | 1 | / |
| Pettijan | 82 | 0 | / |
| Petijeune | 78 | 2 | / |
| Pettigean | 78 | 2 | / |
| Petyotjan | 78 | 1 | / |
| Petitjohn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Pettijain | 78 | 0 | / |
| Petejan | 75 | 148 | / |
| Petican | 75 | 97 | / |
| Petecan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petizan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Petesan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pettitjohn | 74 | 0 | / |
| Pettican | 71 | 539 | / |
| Pestesan | 71 | 79 | / |
| Pestisan | 71 | 64 | / |
| Petizian | 71 | 27 | / |
| Peterzan | 71 | 14 | / |
| Petition | 71 | 7 | / |
| Petutienė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pitisan | 63 | 187 | / |
| Pitican | 63 | 16 | / |
| Phethisang | 63 | 2 | / |
| Phetthisan | 63 | 1 | / |
| Pitisant | 59 | 27 | / |
| Pitisang | 59 | 7 | / |
| Petesene | 59 | 7 | / |
| Pitisane | 59 | 1 | / |
| Phothitthian | 57 | 1 | / |
| Phithisan | 56 | 1 | / |
| Pitisangh | 56 | 1 | / |
| Phothitian | 53 | 9 | / |
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