Petoskey Family History
Petoskey Name Meaning
Native American (Ottawa): from an American English altered form of the Ottawa personal name Pet-O-Sega which was borne by a 19th-century chieftain of French-Ottawa ancestry. The name is interpreted as ‘rising sun’ or ‘rays of the dawn’. Americanized form of a Polish surname most likely Piętowski unexplained.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022