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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Bulgarian Петров (Petrov) or Russian Петро́в (Petróv).
Proper noun
Petrov (plural Petrovs)
- A patrilineal surname from Bulgarian
- A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Petrova
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Petrov is the 14113rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2129 individuals. Petrov is most common among White (95.63%) individuals.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Bulgarian Петров (Petrov).
Proper noun
Petrov m or f by sense
- a patrilineal surname from Bulgarian
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Russian Петро́в (Petróv).
Proper noun
Petrov m or f by sense
- a patrilineal surname from Russian
Slovak
Proper noun
Petrov ?
- (religion) Peter
Further reading
- “Petrov”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024