The Petri surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,885 people carried this name — #10,248 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 93,500 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 396 people named Petri.
82 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
163 people named Petri have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 231 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
139 people named Petri live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Petri.
- Peton 175 · U.S. census
- Petra 303 · U.S. census
- Petras 1,770 · U.S. census
- Petre 1,522 · U.S. census
- Petrella 2,442 · U.S. census
- Petrelli 554 · U.S. census
- Petrilli 759 · U.S. census
- Petrillo 3,930 · U.S. census
- Petrini 826 · U.S. census
- Petris 198 · U.S. census
- Petro 5,840 · U.S. census
- Petrocchi 104 · U.S. census
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