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petty Name Meaning and History

English: variant of Petit. The name is also found in Ireland, the main branch there having been established in County Kerry in the 17th century by Sir William Petty.

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petty Family Facts

Distribution of petty Families in the US in 1920
Number of petty families
 207-411
 70-206
 1-69
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Compiled by Ancestry.co.uk from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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