How common is the surname Petry?

5,538 people in the United States had the surname Petry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,750 Americans. It ranked 6,178th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Petry?

Jeff Petry, American ice hockey player, followed by Irène Pétry.

Where is the surname Petry most common?

Wikidata records people named Petry in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Petry getting more or less common?

More common. 5,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,538 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Petry

A surname, carried by 5,538 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Petry is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

English surname, first attested as Medieval Latin Petrus (“Peter”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,538 people named Petry in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,750 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,300.

#6,178

rank among US surnames

5,538

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,982)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,169	Marriott	5,547	55,660
#6,170	Celis	5,546	55,670
#6,171	Fouts	5,545	55,680
#6,172	Viramontes	5,544	55,690
#6,174	Bagby	5,542	55,710
#6,175	Perrine	5,541	55,720
#6,176	Deason	5,539	55,740

Who is named Petry

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

88% of people named Petry identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Petrys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeff Petry
American ice hockey player, born 1987
Irène Pétry
Belgian judge and politician (1922-2007)

Notable Petrys come mostly from the United States (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Petry

Petry has the Soundex code P360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P360.

Questions

Where does the surname Petry come from?: English surname, first attested as Medieval Latin Petrus (“Peter”).
How common is the surname Petry?: 5,538 people in the United States had the surname Petry in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,750 Americans. It ranked 6,178th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Petry?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Petry identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Petry?: Jeff Petry, American ice hockey player, followed by Irène Pétry.
Where is the surname Petry most common?: Wikidata records people named Petry in the United States and Belgium.
Is the surname Petry getting more or less common?: More common. 5,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,538 in 2010, up 4.5%.