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Where Does The Last Name Petitt Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Petitt is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Petitt? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 123,349^th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,968,543 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Petitt reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Petitt is also the 3,306,491^st most common first name in the world, held by 12 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,227 people, or 1 in 112,321. In The United States Petitt is mostly found in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Petitt occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Petitt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Petitt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Petitt last name grew 562 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petitt Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Petitt surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Petitt surname are 15.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Petitt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 79.11% more than the national average, earning R 425,628 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.65% more than the national average, earning $31,021,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $43,061 USD per year.