Petitt Family History
Petitt Name Meaning
English: variant spelling of Petit.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Petitt Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Petitt families
 18 - 33  7 - 17 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Petitt families
|
23 - 44 8 - 22 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Petitt last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Petitt census records
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Petitt Family Origin
Petitt Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Petitt families immigrated
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Petitt
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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)
Petitt Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Petitt census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Petitt ancestors, such as occupation.
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Petitt Civil War Service Records
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