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Petro name meaning

First Name
160
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
6k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Boys
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Petro mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Petro

User Submitted Origins

Ukrainian
48%
Greek
32%
Dutch
10%
African Dutch (Afrikaans)
3%
English
3%
Spanish
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to 2 people from New Zealand and South Africa, the name Petro is of Dutch / Greek origin and means "Rock".
  2. According to a user from Canada, the name Petro is of Ukrainian origin and means "Lightning".
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  1. In Haitian voodoo, a class of loa of uncertain origin, chiefly associated with fierceness or aggression.

Petro was also found in the following language(s): Esperanto, Latin, Lithuanian, and Swahili

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Notable Persons Named Petro

Notable Persons Named Petro

Petro Poroshenko

Petro Poroshenko is a 5th President of Ukraine, 2nd Minister of Trade, Economic Development, 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs, 4th Secretary of theNational Security, and Defense Council. His military service ended in 1986. Petro was born on September 26th, 1965 in Bolhrad.

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Petro Doroshenko

Petro Doroshenko is a Hetman of Zaporizhian Host. He was most active from 1665 to 1676. Petro was born in Chyhyryn.

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Petro Shelest

Petro Shelest was a First Secretary of the Communist Party of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, Full member of the 22nd , 23rd , 24th Politburo, Deputy Chairmanof theCouncil of Ministers of the Soviet Union, Full member of the22nd , and 2. His most notable accomplishments were from 1963 to 1972. Petro was given the name Petro Yukhymovych Shelest on February 14th, 1908 in Andriivtsi, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire. He breathed his last breath on January 22nd, 1996.

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Petro Symonenko

Petro Symonenko is a First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine. He was most active from 1993 to present. Petro was born on August 1st, 1952 in Donetsk.

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Petro Dyachenko

His military service ended in 1945.

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Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny

Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny was a president. Petro was born in Kulchytsi, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He breathed his last breath on March 20th, 1622.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Petro

Notable Persons With the Last Name Petro

Johan Petro

Johan Petro is a basketball player for the Leones de Ponce, Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez, Seattle SuperSonics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks, Zhejiang Lions, Limoges CSP, Mets de Guaynabo (basketball), and Leones de Ponce (basketball) in the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He was most prominent from 2003 to present. Johan was born on January 27th, 1986 in Paris, France.

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Gustavo Petro

Gustavo Petro is a Mayor of Bogotá, Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, Senator of Colombia, Member of theChamber of Representatives of Colombia, and Senate of Colombia. He was most prominent from 2014 to 2015. Gustavo was born on April 19th, 1960 in Ciénaga de Oro.

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Jim Petro

Jim Petro is an Ohio Attorney General. Jim was born on October 25th, 1948 in Brooklyn, Ohio.

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Nicolai N Petro

Nicolai was born in 1958.

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Joseph Petro

Joseph was born in 1944.

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Steve Petro

Steve Petro was a football player. Steve was born on October 21st, 1914 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. He passed away on August 15th, 1994.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Petro U.S.
█  White 93.39% 64.26%
█  African American 1.54% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.62% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.21% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.14% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 3.10% 16.26%

Of Last Name Petro

People with the last name Petro are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Petro

  • How Popular is the name Petro? Petro is the 30,769th most popular name of all time. As a last name Petro was the 5,957th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Petro have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 160 babies born with the first name Petro in the United States. That's more than enough people named Petro to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Petro? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1918 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Petro first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Petro is Wednesday, July 31st, 1872.
  • What year had the most people named Petro born? The highest recorded use of the first name Petro was in 1971 with a total of 11 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Petro: The name spelled backwards is Ortep. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Eptro. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Petro? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 5,777 people with the last name Petro.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Petro? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 2 of them will have Petro as their last name.
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