Explore the Family Name Petruska

The meaning of Petruska

Czech (Petruška): 1. from a pet form of the personal name Petr (see Peter). 2. nickname from the dialect word petruška ‘parsley’ (compare Italian Petrosino).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Petruska has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 27,028th most common surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 29,198th position, representing a fall of 8.03%. The actual count of individuals with the surname also decreased from 843 in 2000 to 811 in 2010, a drop of 3.8%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 12.9%, from 0.31 to 0.27.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,028	#29,198	-8.03%
Count	843	811	-3.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.27	-12.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Petruska

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Petruska surname identify as White, though this percentage decreased slightly from 95.37% in 2000 to 93.71% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 0.71% to 1.73%, representing a change of 143.66%. There was also an increase in those identifying as having two or more ethnicities, from 0.83% to 1.23%. For the first time in 2010, some individuals with the Petruska surname identified as Black at 0.86%, while no such records were found in 2000. Lastly, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased marginally from 2.14% to 2.47%. Notably, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.37%	93.71%	-1.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.14%	2.47%	15.42%
Hispanic	0.71%	1.73%	143.66%
Two or More Races	0.83%	1.23%	48.19%
Black	0%	0.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%