Surname Petti in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Petti families are Croats (from Bjelovar area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Nova Gradiska and Bjelovar.

Prevalence

About 20 people with faimily name Petti live in Croatia today, in 7 households. There were 10 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number doubled.
They are located in four Croatian counties and another small place , mostly in Zagreb (<10), Bjelovar (<10), Slavonski Brod (<5), Nova Gradiska (<5), and in Rijeka (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Petti (including: Petty , Pettie and Pethipti ) is present in 99 countries worldwide. The family name "Petti " is used by some 3000 people in Italy , about 2000 in the United States , and some 900 people in Brazil. "Pettie " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 200 in Canada , and some 80 people in Great Britain. "Petty " is used by some 30000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Great Britain , and some 900 people in Australia.

Characteristic first names

Jadranka Petti, Darko Petti, Ivor Petti, Damir Petti, Darija Petti, Ivan Petti, Marinka Petti, Mihalj Petti, Vladimira Petti, Marica Petti, Katica Petti, Slavica Petti, Nikola Petti, Zdenka Petti, Marija Petti, Davor Petti, Mario Petti, Laura Petti, Krešimir Petti

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Do you know more?

If you want to preserve a family story or memory of a person with this surname:

Preserve memories