Heraldry and the Petti Surname

One surname, two spellings: Petti and Petty. Read literally, Petti points to “Small”.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Petty and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

A variant of Petty

Spelled with “i” instead of “y”, Petti shows how the same name was heard and written differently. The same family of names includes Pettie and Pettey.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Petti surname had 1,708 bearers. Petti sounds close to Patti, so it can help to search both. Research your Petti family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.