Pit Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pit Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pit family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Her Own Means 3
Scholar 2
Dress Maker 2
Colliery Labourer 1
Farm Servant 1
Labourer 1
Charwoman 1
General Labourer 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Collier 1
Game Keeper 1
Ship Painter 1
Stationary Engine Stoker 1
Butcher 1
Police Constable 1
Clerk 1
Tailoress Assistant 1
Drees Maker 1
Assistant 1
Solicitor Managing Clerk 1
Brick Layer 1
Domestic 1
Domestic Servant Cook 1

Pit Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Pitt 75% 42,647
2 Peat 50% 12,525
3 Peet 50% 11,375
4 Pate 50% 7,226
5 Peate 40% 2,820
6 Peto 50% 1,635
7 Pite 75% 1,128
8 Pote 50% 864
9 Poat 50% 856
10 Poate 40% 513
11 Pout 50% 479
12 Peete 40% 316
13 Pit 100% 296
14 Poet 50% 279
15 Put 67% 148
16 Pete 50% 131
17 Poot 50% 124

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The surname Pit is the 13th most popular variant of Pitt.

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