Explore the Family Name Petrakis

The meaning of Petrakis

Greek: patronymic from the personal name Petros (see Peter) + the diminutive suffix -akis, which is particularly typical for the surnames from Crete, where it was adopted massively in the 19th century. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Konstadinos, Loukas, Nikolaos, Panagiotis, Spiro, Stefanos.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Petrakis saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,429th in terms of frequency, but fell to 40,554th rank by 2010, representing an 8.35% decrease. The number of individuals with this surname also dropped from 560 to 539 within the same period, marking a 3.75% decline. Furthermore, its proportion per 100,000 people dipped by 14.29%, from 0.21 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,429	#40,554	-8.35%
Count	560	539	-3.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petrakis

When looking at ethnic identity, the Petrakis surname has mostly been associated with those identifying as White. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, roughly 94.46% identified as White in 2000, and this figure slightly increased to 95.55% by 2010. Despite small numbers, a noteworthy change occurred within the Hispanic group, which saw a 47.2% increase in the period examined, moving from 2.14% to 3.15%. However, there was a significant drop of 71.03% for those who identified as being of two or more races, decreasing from 3.21% in 2000 to just 0.93% in 2010. The data showed no Petrakis individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.46%	95.55%	1.15%
Hispanic	2.14%	3.15%	47.2%
Two or More Races	3.21%	0.93%	-71.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%