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petty Name Meaning and History

English: variant of Petit. The name is also found in Ireland, the main branch there having been established in County Kerry in the 17th century by Sir William Petty.

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The petty name in History

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

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Distribution of petty Families in the US in 1920
Number of petty families
 207-411
 70-206		 1-69
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 794 - Messages: 1946
ThreadAuthorReplies
Pettys KS, IL, OK carman 9
Albert Franklin Petty JamieSmith0302 0
Ellis Petty, Sr. of Connecticut Sharon Petty Daniels(married) 2
John Petty AliceCrossland690 5
William Walter Petty & son S. L. Petty TheresaBailey82 2
RILEY PETTY OR PETTIE TRACYCHILES1 0
PETTY in SC, GA, and MS lcobl 4
Francis Jane Petty in Missouri FloydPeoples62 0
Percy James Petty noodleandbear 0
James Wilis Petty born 1884 Upshur County, son of Warren ronwadeMA837097 0
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