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Subject: Re: Origin of Surname
Author: Marc   (Authenticated as picard)
Date: November 3, 2009 at 9:36:39 AM
Reply to: Origin of Surname by Nic
Petralie appears to be an alteration of Italian Petralia the origin of which are the placenames Petralia Sottana and Petralia Sopranna in Sicily. The online phone directory 411.com lists only three Petralies in the US, all of whom are in Missouri where there are six times more Petralias.

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