The Peete Family Name

Genealogists group Peete with Peet. In origin, the name means “A descendant of Peet”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Peete adds “e” to Peet, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.
• The 2010 census count for Peete in the United States was 2,029, good for rank 14,662. That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames.

Peete coat of arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Peete, so the heraldry linked to Peet is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Peete surname pack.