Petre Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Petre Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Petre family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 30
Musician 5
Agricultural Labourer 2
Coal Miner 2
Labourer 2
Porter 2
Tailor 2
Clerk 2
Dress Maker 1
Honorable Fund Holder 1
Son Of A Peer 1
Annuitant 1
Assistant 1
Assistant School Mistress 1
Boot Binder 1
Carpenters Apprentice 1
Cheese Monger 1
Cork Cutter 1
Domestic Servant 1
Engineer 1
Fund Holder 1
Gunmaker 1
Lamp Lighter 1
Laundress 1
Milliner 1

Petre Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Peter 60% 10,646
2 Petrie 83% 4,099
3 Petre 100% 1,498
4 Pater 40% 987
5 Poter 40% 798
6 Potier 50% 606
7 Apter 20% 554
8 Pooter 33% 341
9 Peater 50% 221
10 Pouter 33% 127
11 Pietro 67% 100

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The surname Petre is the 3rd most popular variant of Peter.

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