View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Pettey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 188,561^st most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 3,250,467 people. Pettey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Pettey are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561^st most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 29 people.

Pettey is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,079 people, or 1 in 174,343. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 9 percent live and Utah, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Pettey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pettey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pettey surname grew 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 68 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettey Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pettey last name are 4.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Pettey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 364.87% more than the national average, earning R 1,104,710 per year; in United States they earn 3.11% more than the national average, earning $44,491 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $50,388 CAD per year.