How common is the surname Petrova?

548 people in the United States had the surname Petrova in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 563,404 Americans. It ranked 40,016th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Petrova?

Olga Petrova, British-American actress, screenwriter and playwright (1884–1977).

Where is the surname Petrova most common?

Wikidata records people named Petrova in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Petrova getting more or less common?

More common. 291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 548 in 2010, up 88%.

The surname Petrova

A Bulgarian surname, carried by 548 people in the United States.

3 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). Petrova is more common than 75.3% of them.

Origin

Bulgarian origin

Borrowed from Bulgarian and Russian Петрова (Petrova), feminine form of Петров (Petrov).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 548 people named Petrova in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 563,404 Americans. That is up 88% since 2000, when the Census counted 291.

#40,016

rank among US surnames

548

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+88.3%

change since 2000 (was #64,008)

Who is named Petrova

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

98% of people named Petrova identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 98%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Petrovas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Olga Petrova
British-American actress, screenwriter and playwright (1884–1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Petrova

Petrova 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 Petrova come from?: Borrowed from Bulgarian and Russian Петрова (Petrova), feminine form of Петров (Petrov).
How common is the surname Petrova?: 548 people in the United States had the surname Petrova in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 563,404 Americans. It ranked 40,016th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petrova?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Petrova identified as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Petrova?: Olga Petrova, British-American actress, screenwriter and playwright (1884–1977).
Where is the surname Petrova most common?: Wikidata records people named Petrova in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Petrova getting more or less common?: More common. 291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 548 in 2010, up 88%.