About Pitt
The surname Pitt is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It is derived from the Old English word "pytt," meaning a pit or hollow, and could have been used to describe someone who lived near a pit or hollow. Alternatively, it could have been a topographic name for someone who lived by a pit or hollow, or an occupational name for someone who worked in a pit, such as a miner. The surname Pitt can also be a variant of the name Potts, which is derived from the Middle English word "pot," meaning a pot or vessel, and could have been an occupational name for a potter.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pitt based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Pitt in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Pitt using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.