Petrov

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian Петров (Petrov) or Russian Петро́в (Petróv).

Proper noun

Petrov (plural Petrovs)

1. A patrilineal surname from Bulgarian
2. A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Petrova

Derived terms

• Petrov Defense

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Petrov is the 14113^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2129 individuals. Petrov is most common among White (95.63%) individuals.

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Bulgarian Петров (Petrov).

Proper noun

Petrov m or f by sense

1. a patrilineal surname from Bulgarian

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian Петро́в (Petróv).

Proper noun

Petrov m or f by sense

1. a patrilineal surname from Russian

Slovak

Proper noun

Petrov ?

1. (religion) Peter

Further reading

• “Petrov”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025