How common is the surname Petrov?

2,129 people in the United States had the surname Petrov in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,019 Americans. It ranked 14,113th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Petrov?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Petrov identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Petrov?

Daniel Petrov, boxer, followed by Aleksandr Petrov.

Where is the surname Petrov most common?

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

Is the surname Petrov getting more or less common?

More common. 1,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,129 in 2010, up 69%.

The surname Petrov

A Bulgarian patronymic surname, carried by 2,129 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P361

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Petrov is more common than 91.3% of them.

Origin

Bulgarian origin

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

Petrov 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 2,129 people named Petrov in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,019 Americans. That is up 69% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,257.

#14,113

rank among US surnames

2,129

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+69.4%

change since 2000 (was #19,806)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,105	Heeter	2,131	144,883
#14,111	Shankar	2,130	144,951
#14,113	Militello	2,129	145,019
#14,119	Tritt	2,128	145,087

Who is named Petrov

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

96% of people named Petrov identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Petrovs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel Petrov
Boxer, born 1971
Aleksandr Petrov
Basketball player (1939-2001)
Anatoly Petrov
Animator and director (1937-2010)

Notable Petrovs come mostly from the Soviet Union (2) and Bulgaria (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Petrov

Petrov has the Soundex code P361, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P361.

Questions

Where does the surname Petrov come from?: Borrowed from Bulgarian Петров (Petrov) or Russian Петро́в (Petróv).
How common is the surname Petrov?: 2,129 people in the United States had the surname Petrov in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,019 Americans. It ranked 14,113th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petrov?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Petrov identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Petrov?: Daniel Petrov, boxer, followed by Aleksandr Petrov.
Where is the surname Petrov most common?: Wikidata records people named Petrov in the Soviet Union and Bulgaria.
What type of surname is Petrov?: Petrov is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Petrov getting more or less common?: More common. 1,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,129 in 2010, up 69%.