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

The last name Petty is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 10,464^th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 135,575 people. The surname Petty occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 6,431 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 45,908 people, or 1 in 7,895. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 7 percent live, North Carolina, where 4 percent live and Georgia, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 98 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Petty Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Petty has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 608 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 31 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petty Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Petty last name is primarily Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Petty surname are 13.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.87% registered with the 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.