Pettitt Surname
Approximately 8,545 people bear this surname
Pettitt Surname Definition:
1 v. Petit.
2 the French Petet (also Petot) = Soft, Delicate, Small-footed [v. under Peat1 and + the French diminutive suff. -et (and -ot]
Pettitt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,258 | 1:13,086 | 1,930 |
| United States | 2,480 | 1:146,153 | 15,086 |
| Australia | 965 | 1:27,975 | 3,808 |
| Canada | 415 | 1:88,785 | 9,791 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 1:50,315 | 8,125 |
| South Africa | 84 | 1:644,973 | 47,754 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:71,384 | 5,479 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Ireland | 21 | 1:224,235 | 8,707 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,555 | 1:15,675 | 2,317 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 614 | 1:81,789 | 8,584 |
Pettitt (37) may also be a first name.
Pettitt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1 v. Petit.
2 the French Petet (also Petot) = Soft, Delicate, Small-footed [v. under Peat1 and + the French diminutive suff. -et (and -ot]
V. Petit.
The name of Pettitt, or Pettit, in one form and another, is now found in Suffolk, Essex, Kent, Beds, and Sussex. As Petit and Petyt, occasionally preceded by "Le," it was established in much the same part of England six centuries ago, though its area was then more extended, the name being then represented in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Beds, Herts, Essex, and Oxfordshire—Suffolk and Oxfordshire containing the greatest number (H. R.). George Pettyt was mayor of Hertford in 1652 and 1661 (Tumor's "Hertford"). John Pettit occupied the Rook Hall estate in Great Totham parish, Essex, in 1728 (J.). David Pettyt, Esq., of Wanstead, Essex, who died in 1745, aged 75, was the youngest son of George Pettyt, of Ottford, Kent (M.). In Kent the name has long been established. Petyt was a common clerical name in the county in the 15th century, and at that time a family of Petyte owned property in Stockbury; in the 16th and 17th centuries the Pettits owned the Dandelion estate in Thanet (Hasted's "Kent"). In the 15th century Petit was a clerical name in Norfolk: a Norwich family bore this name in Queen Mary's reign, and a family of Petit lived in Diss in that county last century (Blomefield's "Norfolk").
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Pettitt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pettitt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pettitt is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Pettitt? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pettitt is the 59,069th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 852,843 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Pettitt live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 37 people.
It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 4,258 people, or 1 in 13,086. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 11 percent live, Suffolk, where 11 percent live and Essex, where 6 percent live. Not including England it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.
Pettitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Pettitt has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 274 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,875 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 418 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 131 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pettitt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Pettitt last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pettitt last name are 18.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.88% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Pettitt earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.16% more than the national average, earning R 511,296 per year; in United States they earn 0.87% less than the national average, earning $42,775 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $51,049 CAD per year.
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Pettitt Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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