# Petty (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/petty/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 34,882 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,005 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,851 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (34,278 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpɛti/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Petty in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Petty in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Petty

- Tom Petty, American musician (1950-2017)
- Richard Petty, American racing driver
- Lori Petty, American actress
- Norman Petty, American musician and record producer, talent manager (1927-1984)
- Lee Petty, American racecar driver (1914–2000)
- Rhonda Jo Petty, American pornographic actress
- Kyle Petty, American stock car racing driver
- J. T. Petty, American film director
- Yasmine Petty, American model
- Adam Petty, American racing driver (1980–2000)
- Florence Petty, British cookery writer and broadcaster (1870–1948)
- Rocco Rock, American professional wrestler (1953–2002)

## Similar surnames

Pete, Peet, Patty, Petti, Pettey, Pettie, Pett, Peto, Pettway, Pettaway, Payette, Pewitt.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.