# Pettigrew

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,409

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Arkansas, United States.

## Etymology
Unknown, although possibly from the French phrase "petit cru" (small growth) from Anglo-Norman French "petit creu", thus as a nickname for a small/short man. Other interpretations include from the French phrase "pie de grue" (crane's foot), i.e., someone with long legs (cf. pedigree, from Anglo-French "pe de gru", a variant of Old French pied de gru, "foot of a crane"). Attested from the 13th century as an English surname.

## Common misspellings (12)
`epttigrew`, `petigrew`, `petitgrew`, `pettgirew`, `pettigerw`, `pettiggrew`, `pettigreww`, `pettigrrew`, `pettigrwe`, `pettirgew`, `ppettigrew`, `ptetigrew`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pettigrew