The Petro Family Name

Petro is best understood together with Peter: both are German spellings of one family name. The family name meaning is “From Petrus, "rock"”, the same as for Peter.

Heraldry and the Petro name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Peter surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

How the spelling arose

Records show Petro as one of the forms Peter took over time.

Spanish statistics put 150 people with Petro in first position and 123 in second. INSEE counts 770 people born in France with the Petro surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1961–1970. Research your Petro family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.