Pettyford Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Pettyford Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettyford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England51:11,143,612252,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Pettyford Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pettyford Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pettyford is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettyford? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Pettyford occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Pettyford reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Pettyford is most numerous in: Virginia, where 64 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 18 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Pettyford is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent live.

Pettyford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pettyford has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 8 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pettyford Last Name Statistics demography

Pettyford earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 73.45% less than the national average, earning $11,458 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pettyford
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