How common is the surname Petre?

1,496 people in the United States had the surname Petre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 206,381 Americans. It ranked 18,478th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Petre?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Petre identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Petre?

Ward Pétré, Belgian speed skater.

Where is the surname Petre most common?

Wikidata records people named Petre in Belgium.

How do you pronounce Petre?

Petre is /ˈpiːtə/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Petre getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,496 in 2010, down 1.7%.

Is Petre also a first name?

Yes. Petre is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Petre

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,496 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈpiːtə/ 2 syllables Soundex P360 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Petre is more common than 88.6% of them.

Origin

From a medieval spelling variant of Peter.

Petre is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,496 people named Petre in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 206,381 Americans. That is down 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,522.

#18,478

rank among US surnames

1,496

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-1.7%

change since 2000 (was #17,170)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,474	Longnecker	1,497	206,243
#18,478	Melnyk	1,496	206,381
#18,486	Newhall	1,495	206,519

Who is named Petre

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

95% of people named Petre identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Two or more races 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Petres

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ward Pétré
Belgian speed skater, born 1997

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Petre

Petre has the Soundex code P360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P360.

Questions

Where does the surname Petre come from?: From a medieval spelling variant of Peter.
How common is the surname Petre?: 1,496 people in the United States had the surname Petre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 206,381 Americans. It ranked 18,478th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petre?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Petre identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Petre?: Ward Pétré, Belgian speed skater.
Where is the surname Petre most common?: Wikidata records people named Petre in Belgium.
How do you pronounce Petre?: Petre is /ˈpiːtə/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Petre?: Petre is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Petre getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,522 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,496 in 2010, down 1.7%.
Is Petre also a first name?: Yes. Petre is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.