Pettenger Surname

701,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pettenger Surname Definition:

The same as Pottinger-an apothecary.

Pettenger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4161:871,29666,093
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Pettenger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The same as Pottinger-an apothecary.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pettenger Last Name Facts

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

Pettenger occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Pettenger click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettenger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pettenger is the 701,000th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. The surname Pettenger occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Pettenger are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 416 people, or 1 in 871,296. In The United States Pettenger is mostly found in: Nevada, where 25 percent live, Illinois, where 23 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Lesotho, where 0 percent live.

Pettenger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pettenger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pettenger surname expanded 443 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pettenger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pettenger surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

Pettenger earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $39,681 USD per year.

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