Pettit Family History
Pettit Name Meaning
English (especially southeastern): variant spelling of
Petit.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Pettit
Name Distribution of Pettit Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Pettit families
 149 - 295  50 - 148 |
 1 - 49  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Pettit families
|
235 - 468 79 - 234 |
1 - 78 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Pettit families
|
3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Pettit census records
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Pettit Family Origin
Pettit Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Pettit families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Pettit
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Pettit Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Pettit census records
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Pettit Civil War Service Records
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