Pitre

in New Hampshire

There are 26 people with the last name "Pitre" in New Hampshire.

Ranking in New Hampshire

Name	Rank
Pitre	5,562

is 5,558th most common Pennock
is 5,559th most common Percy
is 5,560th most common Perillo
is 5,561st most common Piekarski
is 5,562nd most common Pitre
is 5,563rd most common Plumley
is 5,564th most common Pottle
is 5,565th most common Rapp
is 5,566th most common Ritchotte

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.