PETROVIĆ /petrovich/
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Frequency in population of Croatia: 9.957 (11th Most Frequent)
Largest number of persons with that surname in:
Zagreb (1613), Rijeka (386), Osijek (319), Pula (234), Split (227), Darda (190), Slavonski Brod (159), Sesvete near Zagreb (113), Vukovar (110), Vinkovci (109), Karlovac (104), Podgajci Podravski near Donji Miholjac (99), Šibenik (90)
Possible meaning: Root of this surname is the biblical name Petar which is Croatian variant of Peter, Petrus. It has an origin in greek word petrus meaning the rock. The suffix “-ov” means “of Petar” in Croatian language.
have a Facebook group that is dedicated to getting the Petranovich a tree and tracing the line plus branches. Rebecca Petranovich Schuster please friend and help us with your information I am translat ing the delnice records since my family started therr then traveled to america. In Delnice there are many of the branches, so even if you family isn’t from there feel free to friend me, my email is Anne.Schuster18@Gmail.com.