Pettis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pettis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pettis family

Profession Census Frequency
School 3
Labourer On Farm 2
Scholar 2
Parlour Maid 2
Boot Repairer 1
Domestic Servant 1
General Labourer 1
Card Board Box Maker 1
Private Means 1
Garden Labourer 1
Groom (domestic) 1
Home 1
Laundress 1
Market Gardener 1
Messenger Boy Post Office 1
Nurse (domestic) 1
Private Soldier 1
Store Man Grocer Store 1
Butcher 1
Carter Farm 1
Gardener (domestic) 1
Living On Own Small Private Means Retired Housekeeper 1
House Maid Domestic 1
House Maid 1

Pettis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Potts 67% 64,750
2 Pitts 67% 21,739
3 Petts 83% 6,842
4 Patts 67% 1,661
5 Pittis 83% 632
6 Pottes 67% 266
7 Pettis 100% 250
8 Putts 67% 101

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The surname Pettis is the 7th most popular variant of Potts.

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