Petray

Petray Meaning & Origin

About Petray
The surname Petray is of Italian origin and is derived from the given 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 Peter itself is derived from the Greek word "petros," meaning "rock" or "stone." Therefore, the surname Petray can be interpreted to mean "son of Pietro" or "descendant of Peter."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Petray: 195
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 93,921
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

Ranking information for the surname Petray is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PTR
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0360
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P EH1 T R EY0
🌐 IPA
/petray*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P360

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Petray in Braille

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

The name Petray in braille

How to sign the name Petray using Sign Language

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

The name Petray in sign language

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