Petrella

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Petrella.

Proper noun

Petrella (plural Petrellas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Petrella is the 10924^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2913 individuals. Petrella is most common among White (96.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Petrella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

From any of the various places in Italy called Petrella.

Proper noun

Petrella m or f by sense

1. a surname