Pettgrew Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pettgrew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettgrew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Pettgrew Last Name Facts

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

Pettgrew is most common in Scotland. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettgrew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pettgrew are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Pettgrew is most frequently used in Scotland, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,676,908. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: City of Edinburgh, where 100 percent are found. Beside Scotland this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Pettgrew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pettgrew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pettgrew surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pettgrew
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