Pettet Surname

223,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Pettet Surname Definition:

1 v. Petit.

2 the French Petet (also Petot) = Soft, Delicate, Small-footed [v. under Peat1 and + the French diminutive suff. -et (and -ot]

Pettet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9721:372,90033,035
England5521:100,93910,637
Australia1491:181,17918,282
Canada681:541,84745,466
Chile311:568,27313,994
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Wales101:309,45316,869
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2631:92,6829,552
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:122,18711,874

Pettet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 v. Petit.

2 the French Petet (also Petot) = Soft, Delicate, Small-footed [v. under Peat1 and + the French diminutive suff. -et (and -ot]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

As Petit.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pettet Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pettet is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettet? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 223,100th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,990,989 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Pettet live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 972 people, or 1 in 372,900. In The United States Pettet is primarily found in: Missouri, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Pettet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pettet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pettet surname grew 236 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettet Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Pettet last name are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.29% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pettet earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.37% less than the national average, earning $40,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $53,230 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettett921,442/
Pettiet92124/
Petteit9215/
Pettetp922/
Pettete922/
Pettets922/
Piettet920/
Pette911,510/
Petet91431/
Pettiett8610/
Phetthet867/
Pettit8334,712/
Petter8313,109/
Piette8310,001/
Pittet837,013/
Petitt833,702/
Pettey832,242/
Petite832,117/
Pettie831,825/
Petiet83879/
Pettee83567/
Pettes83537/
Peteet83358/
Petett83155/
Petete83150/
Petted8354/
Peutet8335/
Petteh8319/
Peutte8319/
Pettei8318/
Pettyt8313/
Petets8310/
Pettge8310/
Pestet839/
Pottet838/
Peitte834/
Pattet833/
Peette831/
Pethet831/
Petteu831/
Petytt831/
Pietet831/
Phetet831/
Petget831/
Pettea830/
Peatte830/
Pete8015,641/
Pettitt778,545/
Peattie771,077/
Petteys77543/
Petitte77428/
Patteet77374/
Pettite77164/
Pitette7746/
Peteete7745/
Pettiot7730/
Petteep7726/
Peetter7717/
Phettep7713/
Potteet7712/
Patteth777/
Potteth777/
Petuite775/
Phetget775/
Pottett771/
Pattett771/
Phhette771/
Pettist771/
Paetitt771/
Peatter771/
Petette771/
Peitter771/
Peittit771/
Pitteet771/
Piettit771/
Petiste771/
Phettes771/
Petthep771/
Petgeet771/
Peteitt770/
Petteis770/
Phetter770/
Peattee770/
Pittett770/
Petiett770/
Pettiey770/
Piettea770/
Piettie770/
Peter731,201,067/
Petit73119,429/
Petty7353,753/
Petti738,560/
Pethe737,748/
Petta737,262/
Peeta735,913/
Peete733,784/
Peate731,666/
Potet731,408/
Petje731,247/
Petey731,103/
Petes731,044/
Petyt73722/
Peste73579/
Pitet73574/
Phete73573/
Pitte73570/
Peteh73428/
Petee73332/
Peute73270/
Patet73254/
Piete73224/
Petie73218/
Petea73201/
Petei73110/
Peite73108/
Petez7397/
Pytte7392/
Peteš7388/
Peteu7383/
Petej7378/
Petep7333/
Peşte7326/
Peety7325/
Pettè7316/
Peted736/
Pește736/
Pehte735/
Peyte735/
Petté732/
Petít731/
Peteî731/
Peteő731/
Ppete731/
Pettitte7155/
Paetthit7139/
Pettesch7123/
Phetteep7111/
Phetheet715/
Peateate714/
Phetthep713/
Phetthed712/
Phetthee712/
Pechdtte711/
Peettitt711/
Pettistt711/
Phetthit711/
D'Pettit711/
Pettis679,544/
Pitter675,364/
Poteat674,380/
Pester673,567/
Petiot673,542/
Patted672,832/
Peiter672,031/
Peetha671,541/
Pether671,115/
Pietta67929/
Pethes67763/
Pettay67646/
Piotte67619/
Pettai67533/
Peeter67465/
Pittie67420/
Peatey67317/
Peheta67242/
Pittea67187/
Phethe67176/
Piethe67164/
Petith67161/
Poitte67142/
Piotet67133/
Petech67101/
Petheő6790/
Peatee6789/
Peetaa6785/
Pettid6784/
Peates6771/
Peshte6764/
Pethei6763/
Pestes6751/
Patett6749/
Peitti6742/
Pittey6740/
Peyter6736/
Pettip6734/
Peetje6731/
Peater6730/
Petesh6726/
Pyotte6724/
Peteut6722/
Pestey6720/
Pattit6720/
Peetes6719/
Peetey6719/
Peterr6718/
Peytie6718/
Pittes6716/
Péteut6716/
Pateth6715/
Pitteu6715/
Potted6714/
Petehs6712/
Peteer6711/
Piëtte6711/
Peatie6710/
Peteah6710/
Petesz6710/
Petyth679/
Phetta679/
Pittit678/
Pesteh678/
Pettaa678/
Pettha677/
Pateit677/
Peetta676/
Peatez676/
Peatta675/
Pateat675/
Peteis675/
Paitte675/
Pitete675/
Peatty675/
Pieëte675/
Pheter675/
Peteys674/
Peetee674/
Pethey674/
Peterh674/
Petheš674/
Pestez674/
Petyot674/
Pethit673/
Paytte673/
Ppeter673/
Pytter673/
Pätter673/
Pittee672/
Peiste672/
Phetes672/
Peteit672/
Potett672/
Petthi672/
Pittei672/
Peeteh672/
Pettio672/
Pietie672/
D'Pete672/
Petess672/
Pfeter672/
Phatet672/
Petait671/
Pechte671/
Peethi671/
Peetty671/
Peithe671/
Peitta671/
Puitte671/
Pheete671/
Pejtit671/
Pettii671/
Pettiy671/
Pettyy671/
Pestti671/
Peteas671/
Petees671/
Petejj671/
Pethea671/
Petitp671/
Bpetty671/
Peatei671/
Pétter671/
Pettiz671/
Peştea671/
Pfiete671/
Peutie671/
Petheu671/
Petheø671/
Pete's671/
Pietty671/
Phetie671/
Peatti671/
Pehthe671/
Peitee671/
Pesteň671/
Pistet671/
Pestei671/
Peites671/
Peitie671/
Pestea671/
Bpeter671/
Pottit670/
Pethie670/
Pethed670/
Peteed670/
Peathe670/
Pitted670/
Peitit670/
Peetis670/
Pestee670/
Petged670/
Peitey670/
Pyttie670/
Peitez670/
Pitett670/
Peaste670/
Pitite670/

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