Pettingill Surname

236,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Pettingill Surname Definition:

Corrupt forms of Portingale, q.v.

Pettingill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3621:266,12325,065
Australia1901:142,08315,253
England741:752,94741,527
Canada601:614,09350,489
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7361:68,2327,403

Pettingill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Corrupt forms of Portingale, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Pettingill Last Name Facts

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

Pettingill has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettingill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 236,965th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,299,437 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Pettingill are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,362 people, or 1 in 266,123. In The United States Pettingill is mostly concentrated in: Utah, where 14 percent live, Idaho, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States Pettingill exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 11 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Pettingill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pettingill has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 463 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettingill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pettingill surname are 19.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pettingill earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.65% more than the national average, earning $46,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.69% more than the national average, earning $61,948 CAD per year.

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