# Petrov (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/petrov/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A patrilineal surname from Bulgarian

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bulgarian |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,129 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,113 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 145,019 people |
| Change since 2000 | +69% (1,257 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian Петров (Petrov) or Russian Петро́в (Petróv).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Petrov in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Petrov in the Soviet Union and Bulgaria.

## People named Petrov

- Daniel Petrov, boxer
- Aleksandr Petrov, basketball player (1939-2001)
- Anatoly Petrov, animator and director (1937-2010)

## Similar surnames

Petroff, Petrova, Petrovich, Petrovic, Pottorff.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.