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Petit

in Illinois

There are 216 people with the last name "Petit" in Illinois.

Ranking in Illinois

Name	Rank
Petit	5,223

is 5,219th most common Houck
is 5,220th most common Kamin
is 5,221st most common Mccaskill
is 5,222nd most common Papp
is 5,223rd most common Petit
is 5,224th most common Purvis
is 5,225th most common Reddick
is 5,226th most common Scalise
is 5,227th most common Scudder

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”.