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

Petty occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 10,464^th most frequent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 135,575 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Petty are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 81,946^th most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 6,431 people.

The surname Petty is most common in The United States, where it is held by 45,908 people, or 1 in 7,895. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 7 percent reside, North Carolina, where 4 percent reside and Georgia, where 4 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 98 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Petty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Petty has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Petty last name increased 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 31 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petty Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Petty surname is principally Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Petty surname are 13.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.87% registered with the political party.

The amount Petty earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 34.54% less than the national average, earning 226,551 kr per year; in Peru they earn 61.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 31,320 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning R 263,952 per year; in Colombia they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $25,576,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $41,158 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $51,014 CAD per year.