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Pitre

in Louisiana

There are 2,664 people with the last name "Pitre" in Louisiana.

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Ranking in Louisiana

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Pitre 148
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  1. is 144th most common George
  2. is 145th most common Ellis
  3. is 146th most common Arceneaux
  4. is 147th most common Marshall
  5. is 148th most common Pitre
  6. is 149th most common Doucet
  7. is 150th most common Lambert
  8. is 151st most common Champagne
  9. is 152nd most common Leger

Similar Names and Nicknames

Petrie, Petry, Petro, Petree, Petri, Petrey, Petre, Patry, Petrea, Patrie

Most Common First Names for Pitre

Joseph, Michael, John, Mary, David, Robert, James, Kenneth, Patricia, Barbara

Meaning & History

French: habitational name from Pîtres in Eure.

French: variant of pestre, pistre, agent derivatives of Old French pestel ‘pestle’, hence a metonymic occupational name for an apothecary or grocer.

Italian (Pitrè): unexplained.

FOREBEARS According to Canadian records, this surname is documented in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, in the 17th century, being described as English. There are VT records of a certain “Lajambe, also called Pitt or Pitre”. Another Pitre is recorded in the Montreal area in 1661, said to be of Dutch origin. In the mid-18th century, there are Acadians bearing this name from the Belgian province of Hainault.

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