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

The surname Pettit (Arabic: بتيت) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 16,057^th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 209,943 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Pettit reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,134,117^th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 73 people.

The surname Pettit is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 25,547 people, or 1 in 14,188. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States this surname exists in 60 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Pettit Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Pettit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pettit last name rose 566 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 130 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,657 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettit Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Pettit surname are 17.71% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pettit earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.13% less than the national average, earning 221,032 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.16% more than the national average, earning R 340,200 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.09% more than the national average, earning $25,448,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.65% less than the national average, earning $42,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $54,075 CAD per year.