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)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pettengill is the 13781^st 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.