Frequency: (376)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian: 1. patronymic from eastern Slavic equivalents of the personal name Peter, as for example Ukrainian Petro, Russian Petr. 2. habitational name for someone from a place named with this personal name. 3. nickname for someone associated with a church dedicated to St. Peter.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
