Explore the Family Name Petrelli

The meaning of Petrelli

Italian: 1. patronymic or plural form of Petrello. This is also common as a surname in the Greek islands of the Aegean. 2. from a pluralized form of the habitational name Petrella. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Antonietta, Enrico, Gaetano, Salvatore.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Petrelli" has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Petrelli had a rank of 37,728 which dropped to 49,723 in 2010, indicating a decrease of around 31.79%. Similarly, the count of people carrying this surname also fell from 554 in 2000 to 422 in 2010, a drop of roughly 23.83%. The proportion of the Petrelli surname per 100,000 people also declined by 33.33% from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,728	#49,723	-31.79%
Count	554	422	-23.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.14	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petrelli

As for ethnicity, the same U.S. Census data reveals that majority of the individuals with the Petrelli surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease in this group from 97.11% in 2000 to 95.97% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a rise from 1.62% to 2.13%, an increase of 31.48%. Those identifying as two or more ethnicities also increased from 0.90% to 1.42%, a growth of 57.78%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Petrelli surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.11%	95.97%	-1.17%
Hispanic	1.62%	2.13%	31.48%
Two or More Races	0.9%	1.42%	57.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%