How common is the surname Pettyjohn?

2,323 people in the United States had the surname Pettyjohn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,908 Americans. It ranked 13,165th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Pettyjohn?

Jade Pettyjohn, American actress, followed by Angelique Pettyjohn.

Where is the surname Pettyjohn most common?

Wikidata records people named Pettyjohn in the United States.

Is the surname Pettyjohn getting more or less common?

More common. 2,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,323 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Pettyjohn

A surname, carried by 2,323 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P325

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pettyjohn is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

From French Petitjean (Little John).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,323 people named Pettyjohn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,908 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,288.

#13,165

rank among US surnames

2,323

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,443)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,158	Cannella	2,325	132,794
#13,160	Neuhaus	2,324	132,851
#13,165	Pettyjohn	2,323	132,908
#13,166	Ziemer	2,322	132,965
#13,171	Tedeschi	2,321	133,023

Who is named Pettyjohn

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

85% of people named Pettyjohn identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.3%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pettyjohns

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jade Pettyjohn
American actress, born 2000
Angelique Pettyjohn
American actress and burlesque queen (1943-1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pettyjohn

Pettijohn

Pettyjohn has the Soundex code P325, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P325.

Questions

Where does the surname Pettyjohn come from?: From French Petitjean (Little John).
How common is the surname Pettyjohn?: 2,323 people in the United States had the surname Pettyjohn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,908 Americans. It ranked 13,165th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pettyjohn?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Pettyjohn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Pettyjohn?: Jade Pettyjohn, American actress, followed by Angelique Pettyjohn.
Where is the surname Pettyjohn most common?: Wikidata records people named Pettyjohn in the United States.
Is the surname Pettyjohn getting more or less common?: More common. 2,288 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,323 in 2010, up 1.5%.