How common is the surname Pettis?

7,354 people in the United States had the surname Pettis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,983 Americans. It ranked 4,807th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pettis?

Madison Pettis, American actress, followed by Anthony Pettis.

Where is the surname Pettis most common?

Wikidata records people named Pettis in the United States.

Is the surname Pettis getting more or less common?

More common. 7,036 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,354 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Pettis

A surname, carried by 7,354 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pettis is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,354 people named Pettis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,983 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,036.

#4,807

rank among US surnames

7,354

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,609)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,799	Crites	7,363	41,932
#4,800	Pinson	7,362	41,938
#4,801	Sung	7,360	41,949
#4,802	Spooner	7,359	41,955
#4,804	Irons	7,358	41,961
#4,805	McKeown	7,357	41,966
#4,806	Spradlin	7,356	41,972

Who is named Pettis

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

53% of people named Pettis identified as white (not Hispanic), 40% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 53%
Black (not Hispanic) 40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pettiss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Madison Pettis
American actress, born 1998
Anthony Pettis
American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
Sergio Pettis
American martial artist, born 1993
Shirley Neil Pettis
American politician (1924–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pettis

Pettis has the Soundex code P320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P320.

Questions

How common is the surname Pettis?: 7,354 people in the United States had the surname Pettis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,983 Americans. It ranked 4,807th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pettis?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Pettis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 40% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pettis?: Madison Pettis, American actress, followed by Anthony Pettis.
Where is the surname Pettis most common?: Wikidata records people named Pettis in the United States.
Is the surname Pettis getting more or less common?: More common. 7,036 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,354 in 2010, up 4.5%.