Explore the Family Name Petrovski

The meaning of Petrovski

1. Macedonian: patronymic from the personal name Petar (see Peter). 2. Jewish (from Ukraine): variant of Petrovsky. This is also a variant transliteration of the same Ukrainian and Belorussian name.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data on surname popularity, Petrovski has seen a positive shift in rank and count between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Petrovski held the 66,274th position which improved to 57,101st by 2010, marking a 13.84% change. Similarly, the count of individuals with the surname Petrovski also increased from 279 to 357 during this decade, registering a growth of nearly 28%. The proportion of people named Petrovski per 100,000 people also witnessed an upward trend, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010, indicating a 20% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,274	#57,101	13.84%
Count	279	357	27.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.12	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petrovski

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Petrovski identify as White. This group made up 95.7% of all Petrovskis in 2000 and slightly decreased to 94.4% by 2010. On the contrary, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise of nearly 119%, increasing from 1.79% in 2000 to 3.92% in 2010. Notably, there were no recorded Petrovskis who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Moreover, the percentage of Petrovskis identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.15% to zero over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.7%	94.4%	-1.36%
Hispanic	1.79%	3.92%	118.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.15%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%