Surname Checker / Pettit
How Common Is the Last Name Pettit?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Pettit today
21,042
Ranked #1,892 of 162,254 published surnames · 6.44 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 19,004 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
91.15%
Black
2.84%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.66%
Hispanic
2.53%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.