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Pitre

in the US

There are 4,957 people with the last name "Pitre" in the United States.

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Pitre 5,493
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Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Pitre

John, Michael, David, James, Joseph, Mary, Robert, Kevin, Linda, Paul

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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