US Population With Last Name Petit By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 5,403 people in the US whose last name was Petit, and the rate of occurence of the Petit last name was 2 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Petit identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (79.62%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.86%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (2.98%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Petit By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Petit last name.

US Population With Last Name Petit By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 4302 79.62
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 749 13.86
Hispanic or Latino 161 2.98
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 142 2.63
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 29 0.54
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.37