Find out how popular the last name Petrash is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Petrash.

Petrash, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Petrash surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Petrash in America

Petrash is the 54990th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Petrash surname appeared 374 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Petrash.

We can also compare 2010 data for Petrash to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Petrash

The surname Petrash is of Slavic origin, originating from the regions of Eastern Europe. It is believed to have derived from the Slavic given name "Petr," which is the Slavic variation of the name "Peter." The suffix "-ash" or "-as" was commonly added to Slavic names to indicate lineage or ancestry.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the historical records of the Kingdom of Poland, where a nobleman named Petrash Kovalsky was mentioned in documents from the 16th century. Kovalsky was a prominent landowner in the region of Krakow.

In the 17th century, records from the Russian Empire mention a merchant named Ivan Petrash, who was involved in the lucrative fur trade between Russia and the Baltic regions. His descendants went on to establish themselves as a prominent merchant family in St. Petersburg.

During the 18th century, the name appeared in the records of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, where a military officer named Josef Petrash served in the imperial army. He was awarded several honors for his service during the Napoleonic Wars.

In the 19th century, a notable figure with the surname Petrash was Mikhail Petrash, a Russian author and poet who was part of the literary circle that included renowned writers like Alexander Pushkin and Nikolai Gogol. Mikhail Petrash was born in 1812 and died in 1887.

Another famous bearer of the surname was Olga Petrash, a Ukrainian painter and artist who lived from 1904 to 1979. Her works were widely exhibited and celebrated in both Ukraine and across Europe during her lifetime.

As the surname Petrash originated from the Slavic regions, it is likely that variations of the spelling may have existed in different areas, such as Petrashevich, Petrashko, or Petrashev. These variations often reflected local dialects and naming conventions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Petrash

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Petrash.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Petrash was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Petrash has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Petrash was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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