Pettengill
English
Alternative forms
- Pettingill
Etymology
Ethnic surname for someone from Portugal, from an altered form of Middle English Portyngale (“Portugal”).
Proper noun
Pettengill (plural Pettengills)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pettengill is the 13781st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2195 individuals. Pettengill is most common among White (93.3%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pettengill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.