Last Name PETIT

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PETIT is ranked as the 5781st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,719.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 2.11 people named PETIT for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named PETIT is 6,372, the rank is 5,869 and the proportion per 100k Americans named PETIT is 2.00.

Last Names PETIT
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,719 +/-4.3%
  • National Rank 5,781
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 6,372
  • National Rank 5,869
  • Proportion/100k 2.00

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PETIT is 79.6% White, 3.0% Hispanic origin, 13.9% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.6% Two or More Races, and 0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name PETIT have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name PETIT is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name PETIT

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.6% 63.9% 15.7%
Hispanic origin 3.0% 16.3% -13.3%
Black 13.9% 12.3% 1.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 2.6% 1.8% 0.8%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PETIT is Florida where 892 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PETIT, as 12.96 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Rhode Island is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Kansas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 15 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names PETIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 383 2.98 98.0% Indiana 82 1.25 89.6% Iowa 17 0.56 67.4% Kansas 7 0.24 30.4% Michigan 215 2.16 96.9% Minnesota 124 2.28 94.5% Missouri 20 0.67 70.1% Nebraska 13 0.7 52.5% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 379 3.27 97.5% South Dakota 18 2.07 58.4% Wisconsin 261 4.54 97.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PETIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 383 2.98 98.0%
Indiana 82 1.25 89.6%
Iowa 17 0.56 67.4%
Kansas 7 0.24 30.4%
Michigan 215 2.16 96.9%
Minnesota 124 2.28 94.5%
Missouri 20 0.67 70.1%
Nebraska 13 0.7 52.5%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 379 3.27 97.5%
South Dakota 18 2.07 58.4%
Wisconsin 261 4.54 97.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names PETIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 44.5% Arizona 127 1.89 94.8% California 560 1.44 98.0% Colorado 88 1.64 93.1% Hawaii 6 0.42 35.1% Idaho 16 0.96 61.9% Montana 8 0.77 34.8% Nevada 37 1.29 86.1% New Mexico 20 0.94 68.4% Oregon 66 1.66 90.2% Utah 41 1.41 81.4% Washington 141 2 95.7% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name PETIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 44.5%
Arizona 127 1.89 94.8%
California 560 1.44 98.0%
Colorado 88 1.64 93.1%
Hawaii 6 0.42 35.1%
Idaho 16 0.96 61.9%
Montana 8 0.77 34.8%
Nevada 37 1.29 86.1%
New Mexico 20 0.94 68.4%
Oregon 66 1.66 90.2%
Utah 41 1.41 81.4%
Washington 141 2 95.7%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names PETIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 130 3.6 95.9% Maine 132 9.96 93.5% Massachusetts 365 5.41 97.5% New Hampshire 47 3.52 88.0% New Jersey 115 1.28 93.5% New York 375 1.9 97.6% Pennsylvania 131 1.02 93.8% Rhode Island 137 12.96 96.0% Vermont 55 8.76 93.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PETIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 130 3.6 95.9%
Maine 132 9.96 93.5%
Massachusetts 365 5.41 97.5%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 88.0%
New Jersey 115 1.28 93.5%
New York 375 1.9 97.6%
Pennsylvania 131 1.02 93.8%
Rhode Island 137 12.96 96.0%
Vermont 55 8.76 93.4%
South State Statistics Last-Names PETIT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 17 0.36 70.5% Arkansas 26 0.86 75.7% Delaware 11 1.14 74.5% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 47.3% Florida 892 4.48 99.2% Georgia 165 1.63 95.1% Kentucky 45 1.03 82.6% Louisiana 335 7.2 96.2% Maryland 69 1.15 91.7% Mississippi 20 0.67 70.1% North Carolina 137 1.38 95.3% Oklahoma 43 1.1 81.2% South Carolina 204 4.21 95.7% Tennessee 62 0.95 89.5% Texas 262 0.97 95.9% Virginia 137 1.65 94.8% West Virginia 9 0.49 34.4%

South States
State stats for the first name PETIT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 17 0.36 70.5%
Arkansas 26 0.86 75.7%
Delaware 11 1.14 74.5%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 47.3%
Florida 892 4.48 99.2%
Georgia 165 1.63 95.1%
Kentucky 45 1.03 82.6%
Louisiana 335 7.2 96.2%
Maryland 69 1.15 91.7%
Mississippi 20 0.67 70.1%
North Carolina 137 1.38 95.3%
Oklahoma 43 1.1 81.2%
South Carolina 204 4.21 95.7%
Tennessee 62 0.95 89.5%
Texas 262 0.97 95.9%
Virginia 137 1.65 94.8%
West Virginia 9 0.49 34.4%
 

Full Names with PETIT as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PETIT as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named PETIT.

The most popular full name is Robert PETIT. 1.80% of all the people named PETIT have this given name.

There are 663 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PETIT

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert PETIT 1.80%
2 David PETIT 1.59%
3 Michael PETIT 1.59%
4 James PETIT 1.24%
5 Mary PETIT 1.24%
6 Jean PETIT 1.17%
7 John PETIT 1.11%
8 Marie PETIT 1.11%
9 Charles PETIT 1.04%
10 William PETIT 0.97%
11 Patricia PETIT 0.90%
12 Paul PETIT 0.90%
13 Barbara PETIT 0.76%
14 Brian PETIT 0.69%
15 Mark PETIT 0.69%
16 Susan PETIT 0.69%
17 Daniel PETIT 0.62%
18 Julie PETIT 0.62%
19 Karen PETIT 0.62%
20 Marjorie PETIT 0.62%