Pettigren Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Pettigren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettigren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Pettigren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pettigren occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettigren? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Pettigren are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 33 percent live, Ohio, where 33 percent live and Texas, where 33 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Argentina, where 14 percent live.

Pettigren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pettigren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pettigren last name declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 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
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  • 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 Pettigren
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