Pitt Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Pitt Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Pitt family

Profession Census Frequency
School 709
Private Means 67
None 53
Farm Labourer 52
Labourer 51
General Labourer 47
General Servant (domestic) 40
Clerk 35
Dressmaker 33
Dress Maker 29
Carpenter 27
Coal Miner Hewer 26
At School 24
Cook (domestic) 23
Domestic Servant 23
House Keeper 23
House Painter 23
Housekeeper 22
Farmer 22
Scholar 19
Laundress 18
At Home 18
Milliner 18
Nil 18
Assisting In The Business 17

Pitt Surname Variants Ranking

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

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The surname Pitt is the most popular version of all its varients

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