Peretto

Peretto Meaning & Origin

About Peretto
The surname Peretto is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Pietro, which is the Italian form of Peter. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Pietro. The name Pietro itself is derived from the Greek name Petros, meaning "rock" or "stone." Therefore, the surname Peretto can be interpreted to mean "son of Pietro" or "descendant of Pietro."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Peretto is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Peretto: 189
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 96,368
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Peretto based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRT
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P06030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P ER0 EH1 T OW0
🌐 IPA
/peretto*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P630

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Peretto in Braille

Here's how to represent Peretto in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Peretto in braille

How to sign the name Peretto using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Peretto using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Peretto in sign language

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