How common is the surname Petit?

6,090 people in the United States had the surname Petit in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,697 Americans. It ranked 5,692nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Petit?

Gabrielle Petit, Belgian spy (1893-1916), followed by Jean Petit.

Where is the surname Petit most common?

Wikidata records people named Petit in Belgium and the United States.

Is the surname Petit getting more or less common?

More common. 5,403 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,090 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Petit

A surname, carried by 6,090 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P330

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Petit is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

From French Petit.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,090 people named Petit in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,697 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,403.

#5,692

rank among US surnames

6,090

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+12.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,869)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,683	Aguila	6,103	50,589
#5,684	Radtke	6,099	50,622
#5,685	Strobel	6,097	50,639
#5,686	Deweese	6,095	50,656
#5,688	Renaud	6,094	50,664
#5,689	Humes	6,093	50,672
#5,691	DiStefano	6,091	50,689

Who is named Petit

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Petit identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Petits

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gabrielle Petit
Belgian spy (1893-1916)
Jean Petit
Belgian footballer (1914-1944)
Buddie Petit
American jazz cornetist (1890-1931)

Notable Petits come mostly from Belgium (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Petit

Petit has the Soundex code P330, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P330.

Questions

Where does the surname Petit come from?: From French Petit.
How common is the surname Petit?: 6,090 people in the United States had the surname Petit in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,697 Americans. It ranked 5,692nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petit?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Petit identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Petit?: Gabrielle Petit, Belgian spy (1893-1916), followed by Jean Petit.
Where is the surname Petit most common?: Wikidata records people named Petit in Belgium and the United States.
Is the surname Petit getting more or less common?: More common. 5,403 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,090 in 2010, up 13%.