Pettifer or Pettyfer is an English surname. The name Pettifer comes from the Old French nickname "pied de fer", meaning "Iron Foot".[1][2][3]

Notable people with the surname include:

References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure (Historian), Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 2095. ISBN 978-0-19-967776-4. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ Harrison, Henry; Harrison, Gyda Pulling (1 January 1912). Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary. 73: Dalcassian Publishing Company. Retrieved 9 December 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ Whitney, William Dwight (1890). The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language. Century Company. p. 4355.