Surname
Petruš
75
Bearers
21930.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
After an ancestor
A patronymic surname derived from a given name.
Origin: from a given name
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 29 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Petruš — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jihomoravský kraj | 12 |
| 2 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 10 |
| 3 | Plzeňský kraj | 9 |
| 4 | Liberecký kraj | 9 |
| 5 | Karlovarský kraj | 8 |
| 6 | Hlavní město Praha | 8 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 6 |
| 8 | Středočeský kraj | 4 |
| 9 | Olomoucký kraj | 4 |
| 10 | Ústecký kraj | 3 |
| 11 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 12 | Pardubický kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 75 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brno | 9 |
| 2 | Praha | 8 |
| 3 | Jihlava | 6 |
| 4 | Bruntál | 6 |
| 5 | Liberec | 5 |
| 6 | Mariánské Lázně | 4 |
| 7 | Prostějov | 4 |
| 8 | Tachov | 3 |
| 9 | Frýdek-Místek | 3 |
| 10 | Neratovice | 2 |
| 11 | Karlovy Vary | 2 |
| 12 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 13 | Nýřany | 2 |
| 14 | Kadaň | 2 |
| 15 | Frýdlant | 2 |
| 16 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 17 | Mělník | 1 |
| 18 | Říčany | 1 |
| 19 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 20 | Kralovice | 1 |
| 21 | Kraslice | 1 |
| 22 | Stříbro | 1 |
| 23 | Česká Lípa | 1 |
| 24 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 1 |
| 25 | Louny | 1 |
| 26 | Pardubice | 1 |
| 27 | Blansko | 1 |
| 28 | Opava | 1 |
| 29 | Valašské Meziříčí | 1 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011