Petit Family History
Petit Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Petit Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Petit families
 43 - 83  15 - 42 |
 1 - 14  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Petit families
|
21 - 39 8 - 20 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Petit families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Petit census records
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Petit Family Origin
Petit Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Petit
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Petit Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Petit census records
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Petit Civil War Service Records
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