Petrow Family History
Petrow Name Meaning
Americanized or Germanized form of Russian Bulgarian Slovak etc. Petrov . In North America this surname may also be a shortened (and altered) form of any of various surnames beginning with Petrow- or Petrov- e.g. Petrowski . Compare Petroff . Polish (also Petrów): variant of Pietrów Pietrow a patronymic from the personal name Pietr (see Pietrowski ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022