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

Petricka, 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 Petricka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Petricka in America

Petricka is the 112568th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Petricka surname appeared 156 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 Petricka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Petricka 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 Petricka

The surname Petricka is of Czech origin, originating in the 14th century. It is a patronymic name derived from the personal name Petr, which is the Czech form of the biblical name Peter, meaning "rock" or "stone" in Greek.

Petricka was initially prevalent in the regions of Bohemia and Moravia, which are now part of the modern-day Czech Republic. The name's earliest recorded appearance can be traced back to the town of Kutná Hora, where a Petricka family was documented in the local archives of the 1300s.

During the Middle Ages, the name Petricka was commonly found in various forms, such as Petrik, Petritsch, and Petriczka, reflecting regional dialects and spelling variations. These variants often indicated the bearer's connection to a specific locality or region within the Czech lands.

One notable early figure associated with the name Petricka was Jan Petricka, a prominent Czech scholar and theologian born in 1457 in Prague. He was a respected academic who taught at the University of Prague and authored several influential works on religious philosophy.

In the 16th century, the Petricka surname gained further recognition with the birth of Vaclav Petricka (1523-1589), a renowned Czech painter and engraver. His artworks, which included religious themes and portraits, adorned many churches and noble residences throughout Bohemia.

The 17th century saw the emergence of Matyas Petricka (1637-1702), a skilled architect and builder who contributed to the construction of several notable landmarks in Prague, such as the Church of St. Nicholas and the Clementinum, a historic complex of buildings that housed a renowned library and observatory.

Another figure of note was Karel Petricka (1796-1870), a Czech poet and playwright who gained recognition for his works celebrating Czech national identity and culture during the 19th-century Czech National Revival movement.

In more recent times, the Petricka surname has been associated with Milos Petricka (1936-2022), a respected Czech film director and screenwriter who gained international acclaim for his contributions to the Czechoslovak New Wave cinema movement of the 1960s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Petricka

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

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

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