How common is the surname Petros?

1,088 people in the United States had the surname Petros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 283,773 Americans. It ranked 23,386th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Petros?

Agha Petros, Assyrian military leader.

Is the surname Petros getting more or less common?

More common. 985 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,088 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Petros also a first name?

Yes. Petros 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 Petros

A surname, carried by 1,088 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P362 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). Petros is more common than 85.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,088 people named Petros in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 283,773 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 985.

#23,386

rank among US surnames

1,088

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+10.5%

change since 2000 (was #23,922)

Who is named Petros

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

80% of people named Petros identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%

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 Petross

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Agha Petros
Assyrian military leader, 1880–1932

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Petros

Petros 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 Petros?: 1,088 people in the United States had the surname Petros in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 283,773 Americans. It ranked 23,386th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petros?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Petros identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Petros?: Agha Petros, Assyrian military leader.
Is the surname Petros getting more or less common?: More common. 985 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,088 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Petros also a first name?: Yes. Petros 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.