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Petit Surname Origin
(Origin French) Old French or Catalan petit - small, hence a nickname for a small person.
Petit Surname Meaning and Family Facts
Petit Last Name Meaning
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A Petit Family History Thought:
'Every man is his own ancestor, and every man his own heir. He devises his own future, and he inherits his own past.' -- H. F. Hedge