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

Pettet occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

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

This surname is the 223,100^th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,990,989 people. The last name Pettet is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Pettet are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pettet is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 972 people, or 1 in 372,900. In The United States it is most frequent in: Missouri, where 14 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Pettet exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Pettet Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pettet has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pettet surname rose 236 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 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 carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pettet surname are 16.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.29% being registered with the 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.