Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic : Петровић , pronounced [pětroʋitɕ] South Slavic language patronymic surname literally meaning Peter's son , equivalent to the English last name of Peterson . In Eastern Slavic naming customs its counterpart is "Petrovich".
The surname was notably used by the House of Petrović-Njegoš , and by Karađorđe Petrović .
Petrović is the second most frequent surname in Serbia.[ 1] [ 2] Osijek-Baranja County , the fourth most common in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and ninth most common in the City of Zagreb .[ 3]
Notable people
Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1914) (1914–87), former Serbian football player and managerAleksandar Petrović (film director) (1929–1994), Serbian film directorAleksandar Petrović (basketball, born February 1959) , Croatian professional basketball coach and former playerAleksandar Petrović (basketball, born October 1959) (1959–2014), Serbian professional basketball coachAleksandar Petrović (basketball, born 1972) , Macedonian professional basketball coachAleksandar Petrović (basketball, born 1987) , Serbian professional basketball playerAleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1983) (born 1983), Serbian professional football right-back currently playing for FK Čukarički Stankom in the Serbian SuperLigaAleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1985) (born 1985), Serbian footballer currently playing for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Rad BelgradeAleksandar R. Petrović (born 1985), Serbian footballer who recently played for Hajduk KulaAleksandro Petrović (born 1988), Bosnian/German footballerAlex Petrovic (born 1992), Canadian ice-hockey playerBiljana Petrović (born 1961), Serbian high jumperBranimir Petrović (born 1982), Serbian footballerDanilo II Petrović-Njegoš (1826–60), Serbian PrinceDanilo Petrović (tennis) (born 1992), Serbian tennis playerĐorđe Petrović (born 1999), Serbian football goalkeeper currently playing for Chelsea Draško Petrović (born 1965), current CEO of Telekom SrbijaDražen Petrović (1964–93), Croatian basketball playerDušan Petrović (born 1966), Serbian politicianGoran Petrović (born 1961), Serbian writerJovana Petrović (boen 2001), Serbian women's football goalkeeperKarađorđe Petrović (1768–1817), leader of the first Serbian uprisingLeo Petrović (1883–1945), Herzegovinian Croat historianLjupko Petrović (born 1947), Serbian football coachMadeleine Petrovic (born 1956), Austrian politicianMihailo Petrović (disambiguation) , several peopleMilovan Petrović (born 1990), Macedonian footballerMiodrag "Čkalja" Petrović (1924–2003), Serbian actorMirko Petrović (politician) (born 1965), Serbian politician and current CEO of Dunav osiguranjeNadja Petrovic (born 1991), Macedonian painterNataša Petrović (born 1988), Macedonian actress of Serbian descentNenad Petrović (chess composer) (1907–89), Croatian chess problemistNenad Petrović (writer) (1925–2014), Serbian writerNikola I Petrović-Njegoš (1841–1921), Prince of MontenegroOgnjen "Olja" Petrović (1948–2000), Serbian goalkeeper (football)Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (1747–1830), Prince-BishopPetar II Petrović-Njegoš (1813–51), Prince-BishopRadič Petrović (1738–1816), Serbian RevolutionaryRadosav Petrović (born 1989), Serbian footballerRoman Petrović (1896–1947), Bosnian expressionist painterSaša Petrović (actor) (born 1962), Bosnian actorSaša Petrović (footballer) (born 1966), former Montenegrin football goalkeeperSava II Petrović-Njegoš (1702–82), Prince-Bishop of MontenegroSava Petrović (botanist) (1839–1889), botanistStanojlo Petrović (1813–1894) Serbian high-ranking officer and public benefactorHajduk Veljko Petrović (c. 1780–1813), known simply as Hajduk-Veljko, one of the vojvodas of the Serbian Revolutionary forces in the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire
Veljko Petrović (poet) (1884–1967), Serbian poetVladimir "Pižon" Petrović (born 1955), Serbian footballer and coachVladimir Petrović (footballer, born 1972) (born 1972), Croatian footballerWilliam Francis Petrovic (1913–1991), naval engineer and ship builderŽeljko Petrović (born 1965), Montenegrin footballer and current coachZoran Petrović (referee) (born 1952), Serbian football refereeZoran Petrović (writer) (1954–2018), Serbian writer
See also
References
Surnames associated with the given name
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