Petre Family History
Petre Name Meaning
English: variant spelling of Peter.Swedish
(Petré): shortened form of Petrejus or
Petraeus, Latinized patronymics from the personal name
Per, Pär (see Peter).Slovenian:
derivative of the personal name Peter.French
(Pêtre): metonymic occupational name for an apothecary or
grocer, from Old French pistel, pestel ‘pestle’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Petre
Name Distribution of Petre Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Petre families
 13 - 24  5 - 12 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Petre families
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37 - 72 13 - 36 |
1 - 12 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Petre families
|
3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Petre census records
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Petre Family Origin
Petre Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Petre
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Petre Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Petre census records
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Petre Civil War Service Records
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