Petroski Surname

106,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Petroski Surname Definition:

(Polish) Descendant of Peter (rock).

Petroski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2981:157,72816,112
Brazil1,2101:176,9216,819
North Macedonia4551:4,619860
Argentina2581:165,67213,940
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Serbia311:230,48213,277
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
England41:13,929,515290,718
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tonga11:107,313791
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Petroski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Descendant of Peter (rock).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Petroski Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Petroski Come From? nationality or country of origin

Petroski is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Petroski? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 106,088th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,652,505 people. The last name Petroski occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Petroski are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,298 people, or 1 in 157,728. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent reside, New Jersey, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 27 percent reside and North Macedonia, where 10 percent reside.

Petroski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Petroski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Petroski last name expanded 28,725 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Petroski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Petroski are 2.28% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Petroski earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.71% more than the national average, earning $43,454 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.04% more than the national average, earning $59,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pietroski941,080/
Petrouski94120/
Petroskie9436/
Petroscki947/
Petroszki944/
Petrozski943/
Peetroski941/
Petroskui941/
Pestroski941/
Peitroski941/
Pedtroski941/
Petrouskie8919/
Pietrouski8919/
Petroschki899/
Petrotskiy893/
Petroshkis893/
Pietroskie892/
Petrotskyi891/
Petreski884,073/
Petrosky883,023/
Petroska88661/
Petroske88414/
Petruski88138/
Pitroski8875/
Petraski8860/
Patroski8828/
Petroská882/
Piotroski82379/
Petroskey82297/
Pietruski82182/
Pietraski82162/
Petrouske8264/
Petrauski8255/
Petruskie8252/
Pietrosky8242/
Pietroske8240/
Petrousky8235/
Petroczki8232/
Petroschi8224/
Pietreski8212/
Petrouska827/
Petrushki826/
Pitroscki826/
Petroscky825/
Petroesky823/
Pitrouski823/
Petraskie822/
Peitrosky821/
Peitruski821/
Petroskoy821/
Petrosske821/
Petrossky821/
Petroszká821/
Pettrosky821/
Petrosqui821/
Pietroska821/
Petroosky820/
Patroskie820/
Petrauskis7883/
Petroschka7858/
Petrutskiy7847/
Petroschke7826/
Pietruszki7821/
Piotrouski7817/
Pietraszki7815/
Petrutskyi784/
Pietruskie782/
Petroskaya782/
Piotroyski782/
Petrooskey781/
Petroschky781/
Pietroszka781/
Piotroskui781/
Petruschki781/
Petreska753,348/
Petruska751,880/
Petrusky75309/
Petraska75188/
Petresky7581/
Petraske7569/
Patroske7542/
Pitruski7532/
Petruske7528/
Petrasky7525/
Pitrosky7519/
Potraski7512/
Pitreski759/
Patrosky756/
Petrozky752/
Potrosky752/
Petrosca752/
Patraski751/
Petreský751/
Pietrouszka742/
Pietruszski741/
Petroškaitė741/
Pietroschka741/
Piotrouscki741/
Petrouschke740/
Petrushka713,942/
Pietruska71589/
Petróczki71545/
Pietrusky71112/
Petrauska7171/
Petraschi7140/
Petruszka7135/
Petrutsky7135/
Pietruske7127/
Petrauske7116/
Petruscke7115/
Petroczky7113/
Petrausky718/
Petruschi718/
Piotrozki717/
Piotrosky717/
Petruzska715/
Petruscky712/
Potrashki711/
Petrushke711/
Petrasker711/
Pitrousky711/
Petroczký711/
Piotraski711/
Pietrasky711/
Petrashky711/
Petrauskaitė701,253/
Pietruszka678,792/
Petruschke67421/
Petraschka67111/
Petruschka6773/
Pietraszka6761/
Petraschke6759/
Petruschky6755/
Pietrushka671/
Pietruzska671/
Piotrozsky671/
Pietrauska671/
Pietrusska671/
Pietrószka671/
Pétrauskis671/
Piotrousky671/

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