Putt Surname

79,953rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,096 people bear this surname

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

Putt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pit,' from residence thereby; v. Pitt.

Nicholas de la Putte, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de la Putte, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John atte Putte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Putt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3811:107,20511,746
England1,1771:47,3395,949
Australia5661:47,6965,965
New Zealand3821:11,8542,061
Canada2841:129,73813,514
India581:13,225,265229,403
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Belize11:355,4743,977
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6711:36,3274,729
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5021:100,03710,157

The alternate forms: Pütt (127) are calculated separately.

Putt (200) may also be a first name.

Putt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the pit,' from residence thereby; v. Pitt.

Nicholas de la Putte, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de la Putte, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John atte Putte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William atte Putte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

Ostin atte Putte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 Dweller at a Pit or Pond [Middle English put(te, pyt(te, Old Englishpyt(t, Latin pute-us] John de la Putte.—Hundred Rolls For I shal punysshe hem [them] in purgatorie Or in the put of helle.— Piers Plowman, 6356-7. 2 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Putta, Puta [apparently a descriptive nickname, from a variant of Old English pyt(t, a pit or pustule; Latin pute-us, a pit]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. See Peddie. 2. Old French, a pit. De la Putte. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Puth; from the Dutch, Put; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Putt Last Name Facts

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

Putt (Hindi: पुत्त) is most common in The United States. It can occur as: Pütt. For other potential spellings of Putt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Putt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Putt is the 79,953rd most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,195,464 people. The last name Putt is predominantly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Putt reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 640,739th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 200 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,381 people, or 1 in 107,205. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 24 percent live, Nevada, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Putt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Putt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Putt surname grew 674 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 650 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Putt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Putt last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Putt last name are 25.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Putt earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.53% less than the national average, earning $40,331 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.47% less than the national average, earning $48,952 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pütt92127/
Pautt891,844/
Putth89826/
Putte89439/
Puitt8915/
Poutt897/
Phutt897/
Pudtt893/
Puttt891/
Put8619,611/
Putthe8047/
Pautte8032/
Peutte8019/
Phutth806/
Poutte802/
Paustt802/
Puitte801/
Puitts801/
Poutts801/
Phutte801/
Pauhtt801/
Phoutt801/
Putthp800/
Pott7511,353/
Puth759,967/
Pust752,338/
Paut751,939/
Pute751,623/
Phut751,057/
Pout75765/
Pult75474/
Peut75205/
Puit75191/
Puyt7558/
Pput7513/
Bput7511/
Puut7511/
Puht759/
Pudt755/
Putd753/
Pgut751/
Puşt751/
Puzt751/
Puttová7312/
Puttova731/
Pu671,352,034/
Paute672,443/
Pheut671,041/
Paust671,040/
Pauth67778/
Pouth67688/
Poust67683/
Pfute67592/
Peute67270/
Poute67250/
Puust67240/
Puite67201/
Pahut67166/
Poett67145/
Puste67127/
Pauts67110/
Pouts6782/
Pault6775/
Puhst6762/
Phaut6761/
Puits6756/
Phute6755/
Peust6752/
Pohut6746/
Puthe6734/
Puitz6733/
Puydt6732/
Poutz6732/
Pustz6718/
Phuth6712/
Phout6710/
Puith6710/
Puuts679/
Pouyt679/
Pusts674/
Poott673/
Pauht673/
Poult673/
Pusht673/
Putph673/
Puthp673/
Phott672/
Puute671/
Peuth671/
Pfott671/
Puijt671/
Puist671/
Puyte671/
Puyts671/
Pouët671/
Phudt671/
Pudth671/
Pusst671/
Peuts670/
Pfout670/
Peult670/

Putt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Putt in the Hindi language
पुत्तputta76.47
पुट्टputta11.76
पुत्त्putt5.88
पुत्तीputti5.88

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