Petter Family History
Petter Name Meaning
Dutch, German, and English: variant of Peter.German (southwest): from Middle High German pfetter
‘godfather’ or ‘uncle’ (from Late Latin patrinus, derivative of
pater ‘father’).Dutch: occupational name for someone who
pumped water, from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch putten,
pitten, petten ‘to draw water’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Petter
Name Distribution of Petter Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Petter families
 42 - 82  15 - 41 |
 1 - 14  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Petter families
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63 - 123 22 - 62 |
1 - 21 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Petter families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Petter census records
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Petter Family Origin
Petter Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Petter
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Petter Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Petter census records
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Petter Civil War Service Records
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