Petit Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Petit Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Petit family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 33
Labourer 4
Agricultural Labourer 3
Shoe Fitter 3
Carpenter 2
Domestic Servant 2
Laundress 2
Milliner 2
Needle Woman 2
Seamstress 2
Annuitant 2
General Servant 2
Dress Maker 2
Agricultural Labourer Wife 2
Butcher 2
Shoe Machinist 2
Hawker 2
A Seaman 1
Labourer (general) 1
Master 1
French Teacher 1
Upper Servant 1
Dress Makers Assistant 1
School Teacher 1
Steel Pen Manufacturer 48 Men 308 Hands 1

Petit Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pitt 60% 42,647
2 Petty 60% 20,784
3 Pettit 83% 13,790
4 Pettitt 71% 12,418
5 Pett 80% 8,210
6 Pott 60% 7,407
7 Putt 60% 5,157
8 Petitt 83% 1,318
9 Patt 60% 1,229
10 Petit 100% 1,212
11 Potto 40% 956
12 Pattie 50% 861
13 Peatt 60% 623
14 Potte 40% 255
15 Pitto 40% 204
16 Piatt 40% 167
17 Pettie 67% 149
18 Poett 60% 136
19 Peattie 57% 132
20 Pottie 50% 109

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The surname Petit is the 10th most popular variant of Pitt.

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