Pettey: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Pettey sits within the Petty family of names, which has English roots. Name scholars give the meaning as “Small”.

Pettey coat of arms

There is no single Pettey family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Pettey and Petty

The extra “e” in Pettey is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Pettie and Petti.

In the 2010 US Census, 1,562 Americans gave Pettey as their last name (rank 17,896). Want more than a summary? See the Pettey family name pack.