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Petit

in California

There are 275 people with the last name "Petit" in California.

Ranking in California

Name	Rank
Petit	8,732

is 8,728th most common Liss
is 8,729th most common Mellinger
is 8,730th most common Minjares
is 8,731st most common Nall
is 8,732nd most common Petit
is 8,733rd most common Podesta
is 8,734th most common Prager
is 8,735th most common Rhyne
is 8,736th most common Rodney

Meaning & History

Petit

French, Catalan, and English (mainly Leicestershire): from Old French or Catalan petit ‘small’, hence a nickname for a small person (or an ironic nickname for a big man), or for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. This name was common among Catalan Jews. It is also established in Ireland.

FOREBEARS The earliest bearer of this name to appear in Canada was from Paris, France, documented in 1647 in Quebec. Other early settlers include Calvinists from La Rochelle, France, and people from Picardy, Normandy, and Lyon. One Jean Petit gave both names to his line, so they are known by the surname Jeanpetit, which has at times been transcribed as Gentil “nice”.