Petry Family History
Petry Name Meaning
German and Dutch: from Petri, a Latinized patronymic
from Peter.Probably also a variant of Scottish
Petrie.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Petry Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Petry families
 55 - 107  19 - 54 |
 1 - 18  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Petry families
|
20 - 37 7 - 19 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Petry last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Petry census records
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Petry Family Origin
Petry Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Petry
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Petry Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Petry census records
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Petry Civil War Service Records
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