Pitt Name Meaning: Meaning an individual who lived or worked near a pit or hollow.
Derived from the Pre 7th Cenury Olde English word 'pytt' meaning pit or hollow.
Discover how your Pitt ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 17 |
| Berkshire | 46 |
| Cambridgeshire | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 51 |
| Cornwall | 17 |
| Cumberland | 21 |
| Derbyshire | 37 |
| Devon | 115 |
| Dorset | 34 |
| Durham | 79 |
| Essex | 176 |
| Gloucestershire | 451 |
| Hampshire | 310 |
| Herefordshire | 280 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 67 |
| Lancashire | 196 |
| Leicestershire | 5 |
| Lincolnshire | 14 |
| London | 1,150 |
| Middlesex | 130 |
| Northumberland | 20 |
| Norfolk | 73 |
| Northamptonshire | 23 |
| Nottinghamshire | 59 |
| Oxfordshire | 29 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 76 |
| Suffolk | 102 |
| Somerset | 117 |
| Surrey | 85 |
| Sussex | 141 |
| Staffordshire | 638 |
| Warwickshire | 424 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 119 |
| Worcestershire | 424 |
| Yorkshire | 178 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 15 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 4 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 59 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 8 |
| Monmouthshire | 73 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,198 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 86 |
| Domestic Servant | 72 |
| Dress Maker | 70 |
| General Servant | 57 |
| General Labourer | 48 |
| Labourer | 45 |
| Carpenter | 40 |
| Laundress | 39 |
| Coal Miner | 36 |
| Annuitant | 28 |
| Farm Labourer | 27 |
| General Servant Domestic | 21 |
| No Occupation | 21 |
| Gardener | 18 |
| Butcher | 16 |
| Charwoman | 16 |
| Dressmaker | 15 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Errand Boy | 14 |
| Baker | 13 |
| Grocer | 13 |
| Painter | 13 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 12 |
| None | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Pitt | 3,025 |
| Mary Pitt | 2,511 |
| John Pitt | 1,971 |
| Elizabeth Pitt | 1,674 |
| George Pitt | 1,539 |
| Thomas Pitt | 1,490 |
| Sarah Pitt | 1,475 |
| James Pitt | 1,215 |
| Charles Pitt | 1,012 |
| Henry Pitt | 1,006 |
| Ann Pitt | 901 |
| Joseph Pitt | 748 |
| Jane Pitt | 738 |
| Eliza Pitt | 690 |
| Emma Pitt | 684 |
| Ellen Pitt | 563 |
| Annie Pitt | 552 |
| Alice Pitt | 525 |
| Frederick Pitt | 486 |
| Emily Pitt | 480 |
| Alfred Pitt | 465 |
| Samuel Pitt | 449 |
| Edward Pitt | 431 |
| Hannah Pitt | 405 |
| Louisa Pitt | 388 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pitt | 100% | 42,647 |
| 2 | Pett | 75% | 8,210 |
| 3 | Pott | 75% | 7,407 |
| 4 | Putt | 75% | 5,157 |
| 5 | Patt | 75% | 1,229 |
| 6 | Petit | 60% | 1,212 |
| 7 | Potto | 60% | 956 |
| 8 | Pattie | 50% | 861 |
| 9 | Peatt | 60% | 623 |
| 10 | Pit | 75% | 296 |
| 11 | Potte | 60% | 255 |
| 12 | Pitto | 80% | 204 |
| 13 | Piatt | 80% | 167 |
| 14 | Pettie | 50% | 149 |
| 15 | Poett | 60% | 136 |
| 16 | Peattie | 43% | 132 |
| 17 | Pottie | 50% | 109 |
The surname Pitt is the most popular version of all its varients