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 surname Pettet is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettet? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 223,100th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,990,989 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Pettet reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Pettet is most commonly used 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 are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Pettet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Pettet Last Name Statistics demography

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

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

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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