How common is the surname Petrus?

2,100 people in the United States had the surname Petrus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,022 Americans. It ranked 14,267th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Petrus getting more or less common?

More common. 1,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,100 in 2010, up 23%.

Is Petrus also a first name?

Yes. Petrus 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 Petrus

A surname, carried by 2,100 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). Petrus is more common than 91.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,100 people named Petrus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 147,022 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,714.

#14,267

rank among US surnames

2,100

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+22.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,652)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,264	Puls	2,101	146,952
#14,267	Petrus	2,100	147,022
#14,268	Devaughn	2,099	147,092
#14,274	Gillian	2,098	147,162

Who is named Petrus

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

84% of people named Petrus identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Petrus

Petrus 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 Petrus?: 2,100 people in the United States had the surname Petrus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 147,022 Americans. It ranked 14,267th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petrus?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Petrus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Petrus getting more or less common?: More common. 1,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,100 in 2010, up 23%.
Is Petrus also a first name?: Yes. Petrus 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.