Petrus Family History
Petrus Name Meaning
Dutch: from a Latinized form of the personal name Pieter
(see Peter).Hungarian: from a pet form of the
personal name Péter (see Peter).Ukrainian:
from a pet form of the personal name Petro, the Ukrainian form
of Peter.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Petrus Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Petrus families
 11 - 20  4 - 10 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Petrus families
|
6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Petrus last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Petrus census records
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Petrus Family Origin
Petrus Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Petrus
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Petrus Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Petrus census records
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Petrus Civil War Service Records
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