Petra Family History
Petra Name Meaning
Aragonese and Catalan: habitational name from any of the place
called Peralta, corresponding to old Aragonese Petra Alta; or
possibly also from Petra in Mallorca, an important place during the
16th and 17th centuries. RS, DK, kh.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Petra
Name Distribution of Petra Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Petra families
 19 - 36  7 - 18 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Petra families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Petra last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Petra census records
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Petra Family Origin
Petra Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Petra
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Petra Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Petra census records
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Petra Civil War Service Records
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