Pitre

in Massachusetts

There are 57 people with the last name "Pitre" in Massachusetts.

Ranking in Massachusetts

Name	Rank
Pitre	11,571

is 11,567th most common Petrilli
is 11,568th most common Pettine
is 11,569th most common Piekos
is 11,570th most common Pirani
is 11,571st most common Pitre
is 11,572nd most common Posey
is 11,573rd most common Puri
is 11,574th most common Quattrucci
is 11,575th most common Quental

Meaning & History

Pitre

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.