Pellett

English

Etymology

Either from a pet form of the personal name Pell, or a metonymic occupational surname for a furrier, from Old French pellet (“fur”).

Proper noun

Pellett (plural Pelletts)

A surname from Old French.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Pellett is the 34878^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 647 individuals. Pellett is most common among White (93.97%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pellett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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