Pitts Surname
Approximately 72,814 people bear this surname
Pitts Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pit' or 'pitts,' from residence beside a hole, natural or artificial, or precipitous hollow, so called; compare coal-pit. Pitts represents several such hollows: or the final 's' is the patronymic, as in Williams, Jones, Wilkins, &c.
Read More About This SurnamePitts Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62,543 | 1:5,795 | 675 |
| England | 4,723 | 1:11,797 | 1,737 |
| Australia | 2,310 | 1:11,686 | 1,716 |
| Canada | 1,586 | 1:23,232 | 3,162 |
| South Africa | 329 | 1:164,674 | 18,420 |
| New Zealand | 248 | 1:18,259 | 3,196 |
| Belize | 226 | 1:1,573 | 361 |
| Wales | 100 | 1:30,945 | 3,130 |
| Scotland | 77 | 1:69,530 | 5,379 |
| Ireland | 69 | 1:68,245 | 4,322 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Isle of Man | 51 | 1:1,683 | 305 |
| Northern Ireland | 47 | 1:39,256 | 3,678 |
| France | 46 | 1:1,443,972 | 140,296 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Kazakhstan | 28 | 1:631,518 | 43,439 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Thailand | 22 | 1:3,210,834 | 301,565 |
| Philippines | 19 | 1:5,328,328 | 173,877 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 1:602,109 | 3,988 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 31 | 1:142,899 | 7,868 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,842 | 1:8,577 | 1,296 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:34,096 | 1,856 |
| Isle of Man | 31 | 1:1,751 | 233 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,570 | 1:5,248 | 657 |
Pitts (159) may also be a first name.
Pitts Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pit' or 'pitts,' from residence beside a hole, natural or artificial, or precipitous hollow, so called; compare coal-pit. Pitts represents several such hollows: or the final 's' is the patronymic, as in Williams, Jones, Wilkins, &c.; compare Brooks, Styles, Knowles, Holmes, &c. v. Putt.
Simon de la Pitte de Shottebrok, Close Rolls, 36 Henry III.
Robert in the Pyt, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Simon atte-Pitte, Close Rolls, 26 Edward III.
Richard Attepitte, 4 Henry IV, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1588. Married — Richard Pit and Mary Bates: St. Antholin (London).
1630-1. Arthur Pittes and Anne Pennington: Marriage Lic. (London).
1655. Baptised — Robert, s. John Pitt: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Genit., and pl., of Pitt, q.v.
(English) Dweller near a hole or steep hollow; one who came from Pitt (pit), in Hampshire.
From residence in the vicinity of one. Hence also Pitter and Pittman.
Pitts Demographics
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Pitts Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pitts Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pitts (Russian: Питц) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pitts? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,809th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 100,084 people. Pitts occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Pitts live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 727,628th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 159 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 62,543 people, or 1 in 5,795. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Pitts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pitts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pitts surname grew 654 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 770 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 223 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Pitts Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Pitts last name is chiefly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Pitts last name are 13.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.95% being registered with the political party.
The amount Pitts earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 9.53% less than the national average, earning R 214,992 per year; in United States they earn 7.77% less than the national average, earning $39,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $47,254 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phitts | 91 | 65 | / |
| Pittss | 91 | 4 | / |
| Paitts | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pittsd | 91 | 1 | / |
| Puitts | 91 | 1 | / |
| Peitts | 91 | 1 | / |
| Pits | 89 | 406 | / |
| D'Pitts | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pitse | 80 | 2,739 | / |
| Petts | 80 | 2,484 | / |
| Pittz | 80 | 241 | / |
| Piets | 80 | 191 | / |
| Puits | 80 | 56 | / |
| Pitsh | 80 | 46 | / |
| Peits | 80 | 32 | / |
| Pitsz | 80 | 19 | / |
| Poits | 80 | 15 | / |
| Pitss | 80 | 5 | / |
| Paits | 80 | 3 | / |
| Piths | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pitcs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pytts | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pitst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Phits | 80 | 0 | / |
| Pittsová | 77 | 4 | / |
| Pitsch | 73 | 4,441 | / |
| Pietsz | 73 | 39 | / |
| Pitchs | 73 | 18 | / |
| Poists | 73 | 17 | / |
| Piedts | 73 | 14 | / |
| Pettse | 73 | 11 | / |
| Poites | 73 | 10 | / |
| Pietds | 73 | 9 | / |
| Paites | 73 | 9 | / |
| Pichts | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pitshe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Pietsh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Peatts | 73 | 2 | / |
| Phitzs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Phiths | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pittzz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peetts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pitcht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peites | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peitsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Pettst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Phetts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Piettzsch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pietsch | 67 | 24,928 | / |
| Pitz | 67 | 7,360 | / |
| Pyts | 67 | 1,468 | / |
| Pets | 67 | 987 | / |
| Peitsch | 67 | 769 | / |
| Päts | 67 | 64 | / |
| Pfitsch | 67 | 51 | / |
| Pids | 67 | 30 | / |
| Péts | 67 | 17 | / |
| Paitsch | 67 | 15 | / |
| Poitsch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pitzsch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Pitsova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pitsche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pietzsh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pitc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pizs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pietcsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pitx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pjts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pettssh | 67 | 1 | / |
Pitts Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pitts in the Russian language | ||
| Питц | pitc | - |
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Pitts Reference & Research
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