Pettie Surname

223,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pettie Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the petty,' i.e. small in stature; v. Petit. The people bearing this name in the United States have selected Pettee as a preferable form; compare Little, Littlejohn, Small, or Smallman.

Willelmus Pete, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Pettie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3931:260,20024,567
Canada2081:177,14217,704
Scotland941:56,9564,742
England621:898,67846,462
Australia311:870,82953,581
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland641:58,4883,746
England251:975,01539,671
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4271:117,60811,536

Pettie (213) may also be a first name.

Pettie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the petty,' i.e. small in stature; v. Petit. The people bearing this name in the United States have selected Pettee as a preferable form; compare Little, Littlejohn, Small, or Smallman.

Willelmus Pete, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Petyson, 1379: ibid.

Richard Peteson, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Pety, 1379: ibid.

1602. Married — Thomas Pettie and Joane Hanson: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Most probably from ME. petit (AF. petit, 'the little'). A local derivation from Petty in the shire of Inverness appears to be the source of the name in at least one instance. Johan Petyt of the Miernes, Lanarkshire, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 213). William Petyt was a charter witness in Ayr, c. 1340 (Friars Ayr, p. 10), and Master Duncan Petit or Petyt, archdeacon of Glasgow in 1395 (RMP., p. 92; Egidii, p. 32), appears in the same year and in 1400 as chancellor of Moray (REA., I, p. 201,205). Duncan Petite or Petyt was prebend of the church of Arne in 1415 (Ayr, p. 9), Richard Petit was vicar of Stewynstoun in 1427 (ibid., p. 82), Robyn Petyt was witness in Ayr in 1471 (Friars Ayr, p. 54), and Patrick Pettyt was chaplain in the same town in 1476 (ibid., p. 55). John Pettit is recorded in Edinburgh in 1473 (CDE., p. 48). James Petie, indweller in St. Andrews, 1697 (Edin. App.).

(2) Fergus de Pety in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA. I, p. 213).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scottish, English) One small in stature; one who came from Petty (piece), in Scotland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Fr .petit. Little, diminutive.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Pettie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pettie is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettie? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 223,197th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,993,176 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Pettie live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Pettie is also the 619,385th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 213 people.

The surname Pettie is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,393 people, or 1 in 260,200. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent are found and Scotland, where 5 percent are found.

Pettie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pettie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pettie surname increased 326 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 248 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettie Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Pettie surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pettie last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pettie earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.43% less than the national average, earning $38,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,256 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peattie921,077/
Petties92963/
Pettier92169/
Pettiet92124/
Paettie9223/
Pettiey920/
Piettie920/
Petti918,560/
Pette911,510/
Petie91218/
Pettiett8610/
Pettiets860/
Pettit8334,712/
Petter8313,109/
Piette8310,001/
Pettis839,544/
Pettey832,242/
Pettet831,826/
Pottie831,509/
Petiet83879/
Pattie83628/
Pettee83567/
Pettes83537/
Pettai83533/
Poette83433/
Pittie83420/
Pettid8384/
Pettye8370/
Petted8354/
Pestie8344/
Peitti8342/
Pettip8334/
Petier8323/
Petteh8319/
Peutte8319/
Pettei8318/
Peytie8318/
Poetie8313/
Peatie8310/
Pettge8310/
Poetti836/
Peitte834/
Pettae833/
Pettue832/
Petthi832/
Pettio832/
Pietie832/
Peette831/
Pettii831/
Pettiy831/
Pestti831/
Peteie831/
Pettiz831/
Petjie831/
Petteu831/
Peutie831/
Phetie831/
Peatti831/
Peitie831/
Paetie831/
Pethie830/
Pettea830/
Paette830/
Pettoe830/
Pyttie830/
Peatte830/
Pete8015,641/
Peti804,504/
Pettitt778,545/
Pettett771,442/
Petteys77543/
Pittier77517/
Peytier77339/
Peatier7778/
Petthai7755/
Pettiss7752/
Pettyes7726/
Petteep7726/
Phettae7725/
Petthip7723/
Peetter7717/
Petteit7715/
Phettip7715/
Pattiea7714/
Phettep7713/
Pestier7710/
Pettiya779/
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Phetihe776/
Petthae776/
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Pechtti773/
Peitier773/
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Peatter771/
Peitter771/
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Peuthie771/
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Peittit771/
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Petthep771/
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Pitties770/
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Petteis770/
Phetter770/
Peattee770/
Pethier770/
Petiett770/
Peattis770/
Petihee770/
Piettea770/
Petteio770/
Peter731,201,067/
Petit73119,429/
Petty7353,753/
Patti7335,740/
Pitti7313,418/
Potti7311,249/
Pethe737,748/
Petta737,262/
Patte735,230/
Peete733,784/
Pesti733,249/
Peate731,666/
Petje731,247/
Petey731,103/
Petes731,044/
Potte73797/
Petyt73722/
Potie73696/
Petiz73594/
Peste73579/
Phete73573/
Pitte73570/
Petis73446/
Petet73431/
Peteh73428/
Pitie73409/
Poete73349/
Peiti73349/
Petee73332/
Patie73314/
Paete73292/
Peute73270/
Petyi73241/
Piete73224/
Pešti73204/
Petea73201/
Petai73175/
Petio73122/
Petoe73122/
Petei73110/
Peite73108/
Poeti73104/
Petez7397/
Pytte7392/
Peteš7388/
Peteu7383/
Petej7378/
Petoi7365/
Petiy7343/
Petye7341/
Petii7337/
Petep7333/
Pheti7332/
Pethi7328/
Peşte7326/
Petae7319/
Petih7318/
Petői7317/
Petue7316/
Pettè7316/
Petji7311/
Peted736/
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Pehte735/
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Paeti734/
Peuti734/
Petid732/
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Petít731/
Peteî731/
Peteő731/
Petiș731/
Ppete731/
Pettawee7161/
Phetthai7152/
Phetthae7140/
Pettesch7123/
Phetteep7111/
Phetthet717/
Phetthip717/
Poittier714/
Pettijoh713/
Phetthep713/
Phetthed712/
Phetthee712/
Pechdtte711/
Peettitt711/
Pehetier711/
Pettistt711/
Pestegie711/
Pettiitt711/
Phetthit711/
D'Pettit711/
Phetthui711/
Phetaied711/
Peththae711/
Pitter675,364/
Petitt673,702/
Pester673,567/
Piotti672,226/
Pattee672,130/
Peiter672,031/
Phetoe671,630/
Pether671,115/
Pietta67929/
Pethes67763/
Petaia67742/
Pettay67646/
Piotte67619/
Patthi67567/
Pfeuti67521/
Pittis67510/
Peeter67465/
Pithie67413/
Peteet67358/
Patthe67340/
Peatey67317/
Petiya67312/
Phethi67251/
Peteja67215/
Pattey67211/
Pittea67187/
Petish67181/
Phethe67176/
Piethe67164/
Phatte67162/
Petett67155/
Pittui67150/
Poitte67142/
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Paatti67126/
Pethai67111/
Phatti67105/
Petech67101/
Petija67101/
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Petheő6790/
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Patjie6771/
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Petayi6755/
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Pattje6746/
Pittey6740/
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Peater6730/
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Pathie6728/
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Petesh6726/
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Pfotte6725/
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