Petracca

Petracca Meaning & Origin

About Petracca
The surname Petracca is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Pietro, which means "rock" or "stone" in Italian. The suffix "-acca" is a diminutive form, indicating "little" or "son of." Therefore, Petracca can be interpreted as "little Peter" or "son of Peter." It is a patronymic surname commonly found in southern Italy, particularly in the regions of Campania and Calabria.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Petracca: 413
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 50,564
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.14

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Petracca 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
PTRK
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P036020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH0 T R AA1 K AH0
🌐 IPA
/pɛˈtrɑkə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P362

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Petracca in Braille

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

The name Petracca in braille

How to sign the name Petracca using Sign Language

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

The name Petracca in sign language

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