View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Pettus occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

Pettus is the 74,700^th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,107,530 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Pettus are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pettus is also the 968,397^th most numerous first name in the world. It is borne by 96 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 6,520 people, or 1 in 55,592. In The United States it is most common in: Alabama, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Pettus occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and South Africa, where 0 percent live.

Pettus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pettus has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 579 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pettus Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pettus last name are 1.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pettus earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.99% less than the national average, earning $39,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.41% less than the national average, earning $38,052 CAD per year.