How common is the surname Petras?

1,562 people in the United States had the surname Petras in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,660 Americans. It ranked 17,896th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Petras?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Petras identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Petras?

James Petras, American sociologist (1937–2026).

Where is the surname Petras most common?

Wikidata records people named Petras in the United States.

Is the surname Petras getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,562 in 2010, down 12%.

The surname Petras

A surname, carried by 1,562 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P362

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Petras is more common than 89% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,562 people named Petras in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 197,660 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,770.

#17,896

rank among US surnames

1,562

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-11.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,252)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,888	Bergren	1,563	197,534
#17,896	Petras	1,562	197,660

Who is named Petras

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

94% of people named Petras identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Petrass

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Petras
American sociologist (1937–2026)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Petras

Petras has the Soundex code P362, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P362.

Questions

How common is the surname Petras?: 1,562 people in the United States had the surname Petras in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,660 Americans. It ranked 17,896th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petras?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Petras identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Petras?: James Petras, American sociologist (1937–2026).
Where is the surname Petras most common?: Wikidata records people named Petras in the United States.
Is the surname Petras getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,770 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,562 in 2010, down 12%.