Petty Family History
Petty Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Petty
Name Distribution of Petty Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Petty families
 207 - 411  70 - 206 |
 1 - 69  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Petty families
|
545 - 1,088 182 - 544 |
1 - 181 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Petty families
|
5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Petty census records
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Petty Family Origin
Petty Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Petty
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Petty Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Petty census records
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Petty Civil War Service Records
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