The pettis Surname
pettis Name Meaning and History
English: From the possessive or plural form of Middle English
pytte, pitte ‘pit’, ‘hollow’, hence a topographic name
for someone who lived by a pit, or a habitational name from a place
named with this word, as for example Pett in East Sussex.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| J. R. Pettis & Co, Troy, NY |
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| SEARCH | PAT(PETTIS)BIERDEMANN | 14 |
| A. Pettis, d.1850, enroute to CA Gold Rush on Parker French wagon train |
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| John Tillman Riley Pettis, Jr.'s children ??? |
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| Mary A , Pettis brn 1885 ( IOWA) |
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| Looking For Pettis Line | Jan Chezick | 12 |
| Pettis family North West Fl |
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| Pettis Family, Missouri | william Rogers | 3 |
| Pettis, Ronald | Jessica | 1 |
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