The pettigrew Surname
pettigrew Name Meaning and History
Scottish (of Norman origin): probably a nickname for a small man,
from Old French petit ‘little’, ‘small’ + cru ‘growth’
(past participle of creistre ‘to grow, increase’). Another
possible explanation is that it is a nickname for a man with long thin
legs, from Old French pie de grue ‘crane’s foot’. The surname
is also established in Ireland, having been taken there first by
Scottish settlers, and then also by Huguenots who went to County
Tyrone in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| PETTIGREW Onie Lee 1906 1987 Holy Bible |
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| PETTIGREW Wiliam Allen 1897 1979 Holy Bible |
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| PETTIGREW, SCOTLAND (GLASGOW) |
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| PETTIGREW Paul A and Florence A |
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| PETTIGREW Patsy R 1944-2002 |
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| John Pettigrew m. Elizabeth Robinson, Scotland | Bonnie Pettigrew Rossi | 11 |
| Maryanne Pettigrew | Joyce Pettigrew Coleman | 3 |
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