How Many People Have the Last Name Petty?
people had the surname Petty in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 8,453 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
+604 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Petty (73.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 21%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Petty ranks #744. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 75.8% to 73.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Petty grew from 34,278 people in 2000 to 34,882 in 2010 (up 1.8%), and its rank fell from #933 to #1,005. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 12.71 to 11.83 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 34,278 | 34,882 |
| Rank | #933 | #1,005 |
| Per 100,000 people | 12.71 | 11.83 |
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Same Soundex code as Petty: P300
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