Petts Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Petts Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Petts family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 96
Agricultural Labourer 43
Dress Maker 11
Labourer 10
Servant 7
Lace Maker 6
Domestic Servant 5
Shoe Maker 5
House Servant 4
Needle Woman 4
Groom 4
Laundress 4
Butcher 3
Farm Labourer 3
Pauper 3
Agricultural Labourer Wife 3
Carpenter 3
Carter 3
Worker In A Paper Factory 3
Clerk 3
None 3
Pudler 3
Brewer Labourer 2
Cabinet Maker 2
Farmers Boy 2

Petts Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Potts 80% 64,750
2 Pitts 80% 21,739
3 Petts 100% 6,842
4 Patts 80% 1,661
5 Pittis 67% 632
6 Pets 80% 491
7 Pottes 67% 266
8 Pettis 83% 250
9 Putts 80% 101

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The surname Petts is the 3rd most popular variant of Potts.

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