Pettys Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

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

Pettys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pettys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Pettys (11) may also be a first name.

Pettys Last Name Facts

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

Pettys is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Pettys.

How Common Is The Last Name Pettys? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,003,904th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Pettys live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Pettys is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 253 people, or 1 in 1,432,644. In The United States Pettys is primarily found in: Florida, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Pettys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pettys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pettys surname rose 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pettys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Pettys are 32.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 79.49% registered with the political party.

Pettys earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.31% more than the national average, earning $45,010 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petteys92543/
Pettoys921/
Petys9127/
Pettis839,544/
Pettes83537/
Petysh83142/
Petäys8366/
Petets8310/
Petays839/
Peteys834/
Pethys831/
Petties77963/
Pettiss7752/
Pietysz7724/
Pettise775/
Pettish772/
Pettets772/
Petteus772/
Pettese771/
Phettes771/
Petitse771/
Hpettis771/
Pesttis771/
Pettist771/
Pettges770/
Peattis770/
Petteis770/
Petes731,044/
Petis73446/
Pytys738/
Pettesch7123/
Petysova717/
Pettistt711/
Pethes67763/
Pittis67510/
Petges67196/
Petish67181/
Petese67163/
Pettex6787/
Peates6771/
Pestes6751/
Pestis6728/
Petesh6726/
Peettezhs6720/
Peetes6719/
Petise6718/
Petyshova6717/
Petais6717/
Pittes6716/
Pethis6714/
Petehs6712/
Petesz6710/
Peteis675/
Peutes674/
Peteus674/
Phetis672/
Petiss672/
Phetes672/
Pietis672/
Petess672/
Petois671/
Petyshche671/
Peites671/
Pete's671/
Petuis671/
Pettiz671/
Peteas671/
Petees671/
Pietes671/
Peetis670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pettys
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