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Where Does The Last Name Petrie Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Petrie (Arabic: بترى) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Pétrie. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Petrie? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Petrie is the 21,222^nd most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 283,672 people. The surname Petrie occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Petrie reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 306,882^nd most common first name world-wide It is held by 723 people.

The surname Petrie is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 10,890 people, or 1 in 33,284. In The United States Petrie is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 69 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Petrie Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Petrie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Petrie last name expanded 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 446 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 5,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 7 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Petrie Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Petrie last name is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Petrie surname are 12.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.52% being 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.