Pettygrew Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Pettygrew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettygrew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Pettygrew Last Name Facts

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

Pettygrew is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettygrew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Pettygrew is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Pettygrew live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most numerous in: Arkansas, where 59 percent live, Michigan, where 23 percent live and Mississippi, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Pettygrew exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent live.

Pettygrew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Pettygrew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pettygrew last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pettygrew Last Name Statistics demography

Pettygrew earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $37,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pettygerew951/
Pettigrew8916,920/
Pettegrew89362/
Pettiegrew8424/
Pettigrrew842/
Pettigriew841/
Petttigrew840/
Petigrew8218/
Petegrew823/
Pattigrew784/
Pittigrew782/
Pottigrew781/
Pedtigrew781/
Pettegerw781/
Pettigerw781/

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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 Pettygrew
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