Type Surname (from given name)

Meaning & History

Derived from an archaic diminutive of Peter.

Related Names

VariantsPerić, Perković, Petković, Petrić, Petrović(Croatian)
Other Languages & CulturesBedrosian, Petrosyan(Armenian) Petrov, Petrova, Pandev(Bulgarian) Pecháček, Pecháčková, Pešek, Pešková(Czech) Pedersen, Petersen(Danish) Peeters, Peter, Peters(Dutch) Pearce, Pearson, Peter, Peters, Peterson, Pierce, Pierson, Park, Parkins, Parkinson, Parks, Perkins(English) Pekkanen(Finnish) Peeters(Flemish) Pierre, Perrault, Perreault, Perrin, Perrot(French) Peter, Peters(German) Péter, Pethes, Pető, Petőcs, Petőfi(Hungarian) Di Pietro, Petri, Pietri, Pedrotti(Italian) Petraitienė, Petraitis, Petraitytė, Petrauskaitė, Petrauskas, Petrauskienė(Lithuanian) Petrovska, Petrovski, Pandev(Macedonian) Pedersen, Petersen, Pettersen(Norwegian) Pietrzak(Polish) Pires(Portuguese) Petran, Petrescu(Romanian) Petrov, Petrova(Russian) Petrović(Serbian) Pérez, Perez(Spanish) Petersson, Pettersson, Persson(Swedish) Petrenko(Ukrainian)
Entry updated January 22, 2019