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

The last name Pettet occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 223,100^th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,990,989 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Pettet live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 972 people, or 1 in 372,900. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 14 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Pettet Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Pettet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pettet last name increased 236 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettet Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Pettet surname are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.29% registered to vote for 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.