How Many People Have the Last Name Pettus?
people had the surname Pettus in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 56,818 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+287 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Pettus (54.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 39.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Pettus ranks #5,010. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 56.9% to 54.5%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Pettus grew from 4,917 people in 2000 to 5,204 in 2010 (up 5.8%), and its rank fell from #6,373 to #6,520. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.82 to 1.76 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 4,917 | 5,204 |
| Rank | #6,373 | #6,520 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.82 | 1.76 |
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Same Soundex code as Pettus: P320
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