Petrie Surname
Approximately 25,690 people bear this surname
Petrie Surname Definition:
Diminutive of (1) Peter, which see, and
(2) of Patrick, which see. Charles Patre in Balwelow is recorded in 1513 (SCM., IV, p. 14), Mr. Andrew Petre was vicar of Wick, Caithness, 1530 (OPS., II, p. 752; Trials, I, p. 149), and David Petiye was charter witness in Tannadyce, 1603 (RER.
Read More About This SurnamePetrie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,890 | 1:33,284 | 4,149 |
| Scotland | 3,463 | 1:1,546 | 278 |
| Canada | 3,405 | 1:10,821 | 1,627 |
| England | 2,899 | 1:19,220 | 2,743 |
| Australia | 2,751 | 1:9,813 | 1,463 |
| New Zealand | 862 | 1:5,253 | 848 |
| South Africa | 340 | 1:159,346 | 17,918 |
| Jamaica | 201 | 1:14,278 | 1,399 |
| Northern Ireland | 129 | 1:14,303 | 1,992 |
| Wales | 108 | 1:28,653 | 2,938 |
| Ireland | 96 | 1:49,051 | 3,577 |
| Netherlands | 96 | 1:175,908 | 25,337 |
| Guyana | 71 | 1:10,736 | 1,577 |
| Germany | 51 | 1:1,578,538 | 93,812 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Palestine | 19 | 1:239,413 | 9,903 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 1:602,109 | 3,988 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Cayman Islands | 7 | 1:9,128 | 1,205 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 103 | 1:43,008 | 3,844 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2,898 | 1:1,292 | 232 |
| England | 650 | 1:37,501 | 4,843 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,082 | 1:24,120 | 2,996 |
The alternate forms: Pétrie (1) are calculated separately.
Petrie (723) may also be a first name.
Petrie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Diminutive of (1) Peter, which see, and
(2) of Patrick, which see. Charles Patre in Balwelow is recorded in 1513 (SCM., IV, p. 14), Mr. Andrew Petre was vicar of Wick, Caithness, 1530 (OPS., II, p. 752; Trials, I, p. 149), and David Petiye was charter witness in Tannadyce, 1603 (RER., II, 233). Payment was made for entertainment in Hendrie Petrie's house in Aberdeen, 1612 (SCM., V, p. 92), and in 1619 he appears as Henry Patrie, burgess (CRA., p. 360). George Paitrie and James Patrie were admitted burgesses of Aberdeen, 1620 (NSCM., I, p. 125), and James Petrie, filius Roberti Petri, was retoured heir of his father, 1688 (Retours, Aberdeen, 471). There are several instances in record of Petrie as a forename: Patrick Young, dean of Dunkeld, is mentioned in 1452 as Master Patry Yhong dene of Dunkelden (Bain, IV, p. 407), Patry Rede, forspekar in Aberdeen, 1503 (CRA., p. 430), Patty Leslie in 1512, and Patry Walcar in 1517 (ibid., p. 142,444). Patrick Roy Macgregor, executea in 1667, was commonly known as Petrie Roy Macgregor (Gordon, Keith, p. 34, 35). The name is pronounced Paitrie in Aberdeen.
1 the French Pétry = (a) the genit., Petri, of Latin Petrus: v. Peter.
(b) for the Breton Petrig, a diminutive of Petr: v. Peter [Breton diminutive suff. -ig] 2 a Scot. diminutive of Peter (q.v.) [Northern English and Scot. diminutive suff. -ie]
(Scottish) Descendant of little Peter (rock), or of little Patrick (noble or patrician).
User-submitted Reference
Petrie is of Scottish origin, and is derived from the Greek word, petros, meaning 'rock'.
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Average Petrie Salary in
United States
$46,382 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Petrie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Petrie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Petrie (Arabic: بترى) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Pétrie. Click here to see other potential spellings of Petrie.
How Common Is The Last Name Petrie? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 21,222nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 283,672 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Petrie live; 56 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. Petrie is also the 306,882nd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 723 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 10,890 people, or 1 in 33,284. In The United States Petrie is most frequent in: New York, where 12 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 69 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 13 percent reside.
Petrie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Petrie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petrie surname increased 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 446 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 7 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Petrie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Petrie are 12.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.52% registered with the political party.
The amount Petrie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning 365,588 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 108.05% more than the national average, earning R 494,412 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.31% more than the national average, earning $50,832 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Petrie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Petrie in the Arabic language | ||
| بترى | btry | - |
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