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

Petrick, 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 Petrick surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Petrick in America

Petrick is the 9777th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Petrick surname appeared 3,315 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Petrick.

We can also compare 2010 data for Petrick 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 Petrick

The surname Petrick has its origins in the coastal regions of northern Germany and Denmark, where it first emerged in the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old Norse personal name "Pētrs," which is a variant of the name Peter, combined with the common Norse suffix "-ik" or "-ik," indicating "son of." This suggests that Petrick was initially a patronymic name, meaning "son of Peter."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Liber Censuum, a medieval record of landholdings and taxes compiled in 1192 for Pope Celestine III. This document mentions a landowner named Petrik de Lund, indicating the presence of the name in the Danish town of Lund during the late 12th century.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various forms, such as Petricus and Petrik, in historical records from the Hanseatic League, a powerful commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in northern Europe. This suggests that the Petrick family may have been involved in trade and commerce during this period.

During the 16th century, the name Petrick gained prominence in the coastal regions of Pomerania, which was then part of the Holy Roman Empire. One notable figure from this period was Hans Petrick, a merchant and ship owner from the port city of Stralsund, who lived from 1520 to 1587.

In the 17th century, the Petrick name appeared in various parts of northern Germany, including the region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Johann Petrick (1621-1692), a Lutheran theologian and author from Rostock, was a well-known figure of his time.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Friedrich Petrick (1798-1872), a German composer and organist who lived and worked in the city of Lübeck during the 19th century.

Other notable bearers of the Petrick surname include Carl Petrick (1801-1872), a German painter and lithographer from Berlin, and Wilhelm Petrick (1826-1902), a German-American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the late 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Petrick

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

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 Petrick 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 Petrick 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 Petrick was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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