De Petris Family History
De Petris Surname Meaning
Italian: patronymic from the personal name Petro or from a Latinized form of Pietro.
It is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the broader sense ‘belonging to of’ in this case ‘member of the P(i)etri family’.
(compare Petri).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
