View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Pettus is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 74,700^th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,107,530 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Pettus reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Pettus is also the 968,397^th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 96 people.

The last name Pettus is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 6,520 people, or 1 in 55,592. In The United States Pettus is mostly found in: Alabama, where 12 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Pettus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pettus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pettus surname rose 579 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pettus Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pettus surname are 1.35% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.88% registered to vote for the 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.