The petit Surname
petit Name Meaning and History
French, Catalan, and English (mainly Leicestershire): from Old
French or Catalan petit ‘small’, hence a nickname for a small
person (or an ironic nickname for a big man), or for the younger of
two bearers of the same personal name. This name was common among
Catalan Jews. It is also established in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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