How common is the surname Petrarca?

1,179 people in the United States had the surname Petrarca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,871 Americans. It ranked 22,000th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Petrarca?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Petrarca identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Petrarca?

David Petrarca, American director and producer of theatre, television and film.

Where is the surname Petrarca most common?

Wikidata records people named Petrarca in the United States.

Is the surname Petrarca getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,223 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,179 in 2010, down 3.6%.

The surname Petrarca

An Italian surname, carried by 1,179 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P366

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Petrarca is more common than 86.4% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Petrarca.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,179 people named Petrarca in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,871 Americans. That is down 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,223.

#22,000

rank among US surnames

1,179

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,247)

Who is named Petrarca

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

95% of people named Petrarca identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Petrarcas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Petrarca
American director and producer of theatre, television and film, born 1965

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Petrarca come from?: Borrowed from Italian Petrarca.
How common is the surname Petrarca?: 1,179 people in the United States had the surname Petrarca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,871 Americans. It ranked 22,000th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petrarca?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Petrarca identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Petrarca?: David Petrarca, American director and producer of theatre, television and film.
Where is the surname Petrarca most common?: Wikidata records people named Petrarca in the United States.
Is the surname Petrarca getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,223 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,179 in 2010, down 3.6%.