Explore the Family Name Petticrew

The meaning of Petticrew

Scottish (of Norman origin): variant of Pettigrew.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Petticrew in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Petticrew saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 67,113th most popular surname in America, falling to 72,105th place in 2010 – a change of -7.44 percent. The count of people carrying the Petticrew name also showed a minor reduction, from 275 in 2000 to 270 in 2010, representing a decrease of -1.82 percent. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname decreased by 10.0 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,113	#72,105	-7.44%
Count	275	270	-1.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petticrew

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Petticrew also witnessed some shifts during the first decade of the new millennium. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of those with this surname identified as White, though the percentage dropped slightly from 94.55 in 2000 to 92.96 in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased markedly, from 1.82 in 2000 to 3.33 in 2010. During this time frame, the Petticrew surname also emerged within the Hispanic community, registering at 1.85 percent in 2010, up from zero in 2000. However, no change was registered for persons of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity, while those identifying with two or more races went from 1.82 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.55%	92.96%	-1.68%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.82%	3.33%	82.97%
Hispanic	0%	1.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.82%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%