How common is the surname Petri?

3,115 people in the United States had the surname Petri in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,116 Americans. It ranked 10,339th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Petri?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Petri identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Petri?

Heather Petri, American water polo player and coach, followed by Tom Petri.

Where is the surname Petri most common?

Wikidata records people named Petri in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Petri getting more or less common?

More common. 2,885 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,115 in 2010, up 8.0%.

Is Petri also a first name?

Yes. Petri 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 Petri

A German surname, carried by 3,115 people in the United States.

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). Petri is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

A surname from German

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,115 people named Petri in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,116 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,885.

#10,339

rank among US surnames

3,115

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #10,248)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,332	Hauer	3,118	99,020
#10,334	Cheshire	3,117	99,052
#10,337	Madson	3,116	99,084
#10,339	Leroux	3,115	99,116
#10,346	Truelove	3,114	99,148
#10,348	Küng	3,113	99,179

Who is named Petri

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

94% of people named Petri identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Petris

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Heather Petri
American water polo player and coach, born 1978
Tom Petri
American politician, born 1940
Luis Petri
Argentine politician (born 1972)

Notable Petris come mostly from the United States (2) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Petri

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Petri come from?: Petri is German in origin.
How common is the surname Petri?: 3,115 people in the United States had the surname Petri in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,116 Americans. It ranked 10,339th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petri?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Petri identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Petri?: Heather Petri, American water polo player and coach, followed by Tom Petri.
Where is the surname Petri most common?: Wikidata records people named Petri in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Petri getting more or less common?: More common. 2,885 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,115 in 2010, up 8.0%.
Is Petri also a first name?: Yes. Petri 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.