What is the origin of the name Petty?
English: variant of Petit. The name is also found in Ireland the main branch there having been established in County Kerry in the 17th century by Sir William Petty.
The diary of John Evelyn V.1
...At the Royal Society, Sir William Petty proposeddivers things for the improvement of shipping, a versatile keel that shouldbe on... (United Kingdom - 1661)
...At the Royal Society, Sir William Petty proposeddivers things for the improvement of shipping, a versatile keel that shouldbe on... (United Kingdom - 1661)
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The diary of John Evelyn V.1
...two bottoms, invented by Sir William Petty, on which were various opinions, his Majesty being present, gave her the name... (United Kingdom - 1664)
...two bottoms, invented by Sir William Petty, on which were various opinions, his Majesty being present, gave her the name... (United Kingdom - 1664)
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The diary of John Evelyn V.1
...We went on board Sir William Petty's double-bottomed vessel, and so to London.... (United Kingdom - 1664)
...We went on board Sir William Petty's double-bottomed vessel, and so to London.... (United Kingdom - 1664)
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What is the origin of the name Petty?
English: variant of Petit. The name is also found in Ireland the main branch there having been established in County Kerry in the 17th century by Sir William Petty.