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.

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The pettis name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the pettis family name as far back in history as possible.

pettis Family Facts

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Distribution of pettis Families in the US in 1920

Number of pettis families

35-68

12-34

1-11

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Z.T. Pettis (Zach, Zack, Zachariah, Zacariah) in Mississippi	iriscristata	1
Pettis in MS and AL	tmdethloff	2
Looking For Pettis Line	Jan Chezick	11
Family History	Ward Pettis	2
Pettis, Norman Lee (OBIT PA 3-19-2008)	obituary33b	0
Pettis, Norman Lee (OBIT PA 3-19-2008)	obituary33b	0
Pettis, Norman Lee (OBIT PA 3-19-2008)	obituary33b	0
need to find info on detriot pettis	reelsodaboy	0
SEARCH	PAT(PETTIS)BIERDEMANN	13
Pettis Family, Missouri	william Rogers	2

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