Pettigrew Family History
Pettigrew Name Meaning
Scottish (of Norman origin): probably a nickname for a small man,
from Old French petit ‘little’, ‘small’ + cru ‘growth’
(past participle of creistre ‘to grow, increase’). Another
possible explanation is that it is a nickname for a man with long thin
legs, from Old French pie de grue ‘crane’s foot’. The surname
is also established in Ireland, having been taken there first by
Scottish settlers, and then also by Huguenots who went to County
Tyrone in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Pettigrew
Name Distribution of Pettigrew Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Pettigrew families
 35 - 67  12 - 34 |
 1 - 11  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Pettigrew families
|
366 - 730 123 - 365 |
1 - 122 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Pettigrew Family Origin
Pettigrew Emigration Information (US)
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Pettigrew Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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