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PETIT

in New Hampshire

There are 78 people with the last name "PETIT" in New Hampshire.

Ranking in New Hampshire

Name	Rank
PETIT	2,205

is 2,201st most common Mccaffrey
is 2,202nd most common Mcphee
is 2,203rd most common Pedersen
is 2,204th most common Pendleton
is 2,205th most common Petit
is 2,206th most common Vega
is 2,207th most common Buffum
is 2,208th most common Bushey
is 2,209th most common Couch

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”.