Explore the Family Name Petkovic

The meaning of Petkovic

Serbian and Croatian (Petković): patronymic from the personal name Petko, which is a pet form of Petar (see Peter) and also a Serbian male equivalent of the female Christian saint’s name Petka, itself a translation from Greek paraskeuē ‘preparation (for Saturday)’, thus figuratively ‘Friday’ (petak in Serbian).

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How common is the last name Petkovic in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, in terms of popularity, the surname Petkovic has seen a noticeable increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 79,394th most common name, but by 2010, it had jumped to 66,754th place, showing a significant change of 15.92%. Additionally, the count of people with the surname Petkovic climbed from 223 to 296, marking an increase of 32.74%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals named Petkovic per 100,000 people increased by 25%, from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,394	#66,754	15.92%
Count	223	296	32.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.1	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petkovic

In terms of ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Petkovic is predominantly associated with individuals who identify as White. In 2000, around 98.65% of individuals with this surname identified as White and by 2010, this percentage slightly dropped to 97.30%, indicating a minor decrease of 1.37%. Interestingly, while there were no Petkovics who identified as Hispanic in 2000, by 2010, 2.36% of them did. Meanwhile, those identifying themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or of two or more races remained at zero throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.65%	97.3%	-1.37%
Hispanic	0%	2.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%