Pett Surname

105,492nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Pett Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Pett (Sussex), a Middle English form of Pit [Middle English pit, Old English pyt] Carolus de Pette.—Hundred Rolls Pett is situated on low, watery ground. (Anglo-French) Pet: v. Peat1.

Pett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5581:232,64422,383
England1,2091:46,0865,800
Germany3301:243,95626,656
France3091:214,96033,430
Canada2381:154,81315,712
Australia2281:118,40213,082
Iran1471:522,33030,518
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Wales321:96,7047,743
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
India201:38,353,269431,471
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Finland61:916,11741,832
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
China21:683,660,78330,601
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7881:30,9334,118
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

Pett (151) may also be a first name.

Pett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Pett (Sussex), a Middle English form of Pit [Middle English pit, Old English pyt] Carolus de Pette.—Hundred Rolls Pett is situated on low, watery ground. (Anglo-French) Pet: v. Peat1.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Sussex; also a provincialism for pit.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Sussex. Or from the Dutch, Pet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Pett Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pett (Russian: Петт) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Pett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 105,492nd most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,642,079 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Pett live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 749,223rd most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 151 people.

The surname Pett is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,558 people, or 1 in 232,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Utah, where 13 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also common in England, where 27 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Pett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pett has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 718 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pett last name are 17.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Pett earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning R 229,188 per year; in United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,258 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.14% more than the national average, earning $59,191 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petts892,484/
Pette891,510/
Piett89184/
Peatt89115/
Peett89102/
Phett897/
Petht895/
Peitt892/
Petth891/
Pettt891/
Petìt891/
Pet864,334/
Pheatt8062/
Peitte804/
Peatts802/
Peette801/
Peetts801/
Peitts801/
Pheitt801/
P'Gett801/
Phetts800/
Peatte800/
Pitt7537,128/
Pete7515,641/
Peet7512,412/
Pető757,255/
Peat757,228/
Piet756,071/
Peth751,337/
Pest751,281/
Pets75987/
Phet75792/
Peut75205/
Peit7562/
Pytt7555/
Pešt7532/
Bpet759/
Ppet759/
Pedt759/
Peyt753/
Peht752/
Petì751/
Petd751/
Petp751/
Pezt751/
Phhette731/
Pettssh731/
Pe67121,917/
Pethe677,748/
Petch674,570/
Peete673,784/
Pethő672,956/
Peets672,220/
Peate671,666/
Pecht671,359/
Piedt671,335/
Pheut671,041/
Pyott67624/
Peste67579/
Phete67573/
Pitte67570/
Peats67279/
Peist67259/
Pieth67230/
Phets67157/
Piott67155/
Peszt67136/
Pesth67118/
Peite67108/
Peeth67106/
Pytte6792/
Pesht6783/
Peytz6776/
Petőh6758/
Peest6739/
Peith6732/
Peits6732/
Peath6727/
Peşte6726/
Pheth6725/
Paitt6722/
Peatz6717/
Pfest6717/
Peths6715/
Puitt6715/
Petsh6712/
Peyts6712/
Phiet679/
Pietd677/
Pește676/
Pehte675/
Peyte675/
Phitt674/
Peast672/
Pytts672/
Paytt672/
Pfeit672/
Pieht672/
Pitth672/
Pittì672/
Pechdtte671/
Peidt671/
Pyhtt671/
Pheet671/
Pheit671/
Peuth671/
Peyst671/
Peztz671/
Pfedt671/
Pgeet671/
Poitt671/
Petcz671/
Ppete671/
Pet'z671/
P'Eet671/
Peedt671/
Phetp671/
Pests670/
Peadt670/

Pett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pett in the Russian language
Петтpett-

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