Petrov

Petrow or Petroff is a Russian and Bulgarian family name .

variants

The female variant is Petrowa . Other variants are Latvian Petrovs and Petrov .

Origin and meaning

It is derived from the first name Pjotr and thus corresponds to the German name Peters . He ranks tenth in the list of Russian surnames by frequency .

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Alexander Petrow (athlete) (* 1986), Russian athlete
• Alexander Alexandrowitsch Petrow (1934–2011), Soviet or Russian mathematician
• Alexander Andreevich Petrov (actor) (born 1989), Russian actor
• Alexander Andreevich Petrov (ice hockey player) (* 1993), Russian ice hockey player
• Alexander Dmitrijewitsch Petrow (1794–1867), Russian chess master
• Alexander Dmitrijewitsch Petrow (figure skater) (* 1999), Russian figure skater
• Alexander Ivanovich Petrow (1828–1899), Russian naval officer and explorer of the Amur
• Alexander Konstantinowitsch Petrow (* 1957), Russian director of animated films
• Alexander Pavlovich Petrow (* 1939), Soviet basketball player
• Alexander Petrovich Petrov (1876–1941), Russian wrestler
• Alexander Trofimowitsch Petrov (1925–1972), Soviet football player
• Alexander Wassiljewitsch Petrow (1888–1942), Soviet architect
• Alexei Petrow (ski jumper) , Soviet ski jumper
• Alexei Alexandrowitsch Petrow (* 1974), Russian weightlifter
• Alexei Zinovievich Petrow (1910–1972), Soviet mathematician and theoretical physicist
• Alexei Stepanowitsch Petrow (1937–2009), Soviet cyclist
• Alexei Vladimirovich Petrov (* 1983), Russian ice hockey player
• Andrei Pavlovich Petrow (1930-2006), Russian composer

C.

• Christa Petroff-Bohne (* 1932), German designer

D.

• Danail Petrow (* 1978), Bulgarian racing cyclist
• Daniel Petrow (boxer) (* 1971), Bulgarian boxer
• Daniel Petrow Bogomilow (* 1982), Bulgarian racing cyclist
• Denis Alexejewitsch Petrow (* 1968), Russian figure skater
• Dimitar Petrov (artist) (born 1969), Bulgarian artist
• Dimitar Petrov (director) (born 1924), Bulgarian director

F.

• Fyodor Fjodorowitsch Petrow (1902–1978), Soviet artillery designer

G

• Genadi Petrow (* 1981), Bulgarian-Portuguese football player and coach
• Georgi Petrow (judoka) (* 1954), Bulgarian judoka
• Georgi Petrow (badminton) (* 1980), Bulgarian badminton player
• Georgi Petrov (ice hockey player) (* 1988), Kazakh ice hockey player
• Georgi Ivanovich Petrov (1912–1987), Soviet engineer
• Gjortsche Petrow (1865–1921), Bulgarian-Macedonian revolutionary

I.

• Ilija Petrow (1903–1975), Bulgarian painter
• Ivailo Petrov (1923-2005), Bulgarian writer and painter
• Ivajlo Petrov (* 1973), Bulgarian football player
• Iwan Petroff (1899–1963), Bulgarian-American opera singer
• Ivan Fyodorowitsch Petrow (1897–1994), Russian test pilot and university professor
• Ivan Ivanovich Petrow (1920–2003), Soviet opera singer
• Ivan Efimowitsch Petrov (1896-1958), Soviet general

J

• Evgeni Petrov , pseudonym of Evgeni Petrovich Katajew (1903–1942), Soviet writer
• Yevgeny Alexandrowitsch Petrow (* 1938), Russian sports marksman
• Yevgeny Petrovich Petrov (1903–1942), Soviet rocket engineer
• Yevgeny Vladimirovich Petrov (* 1978), Russian racing cyclist
• Yuri Alexandrowitsch Petrow (* 1955), Russian historian
• Yuri Anatolyevich Petrow (* 1984), Russian ice hockey player

K

• Kirill Andrejewitsch Petrow (* 1990), Russian ice hockey player
• Kirillo Petrow (* 1990), Ukrainian football player
• Kuzma Sergejewitsch Petrow-Vodkin (1878–1939), Russian painter

L.

• Ljubomir Petrov (* 1954), Bulgarian rower

M.

• Marian Petrow (* 1975), Bulgarian chess player
• Martin Petrov (soccer player) (* 1979), Bulgarian soccer player
• Martin Petrow (writer) (* 1999), Bulgarian writer
• Martin Petrow (chess player) (* 2000), Bulgarian chess player
• Mikhail Petrov (weightlifter) (1965–1993), Bulgarian weightlifter
• Mikhail Petrovich Petrov (1898–1941), Soviet general

N

• Nikita Wassiljewitsch Petrow (* 1957), Russian historian
• Nikolai Arnoldowitsch Petrow (1943–2011), Russian pianist and piano teacher
• Nikolai Makarowitsch Petrow (1892–1959), Russian photographer
• Nikolaj Petrov (ice hockey player) (born 1957), Bulgarian ice hockey player
• Nikolaj Petrow (politician) (* 1959), Bulgarian major general and politician

O

• Oleg Jurjewitsch Petrow (* 1967), Russian bobsledder
• Oleg Viktorovich Petrov (* 1971), Russian ice hockey player
• Olexandr Petrow (* 1986), Ukrainian handball player

P

• Pavel Petrov (boxer) , Bulgarian boxer
• Pavel Petrov (singer) , Belarusian singer (tenor)
• Pawel Georgievich Petrow (* 1995), Russian cross-country skier
• Pawel Pawlowitsch Petrow (* 1987), Russian canoeist
• Petar Petrov (chess player) (1919–2005), Bulgarian chess player
• Petar Petrow (athlete) (* 1955), Bulgarian athlete
• Petar Petrov (soccer player) (born 1961), Bulgarian soccer player
• Petar Petrow (cyclist) (* 1966), Bulgarian racing cyclist
• Petar Petrow (weightlifter) (* 1974), Bulgarian weightlifter
• Peter Petroff (also Petar Petrov ; 1919–2003), Bulgarian-American engineer, inventor and adventurer
• Peter Petrowitsch Petrow , baptismal name of Abraham Petrowitsch Hannibal (~ 1696–1781), Prince of Eritrea and Governor of Reval

R.

• Radosvet Petrov (* 1993), Bulgarian ice hockey goalkeeper
• Raiko Petrow (1930–2011), Bulgarian wrestling trainer and sports scientist
• Ratscho Petrow (1861–1942), Bulgarian politician, general and prime minister

S.

• Stanislaw Evgrafowitsch Petrow (1939-2017), Russian colonel
• Stefan Petrow (* 1936), Bulgarian wrestler
• Stilijan Petrov (* 1979), Bulgarian football player

T

• Todor Petrov (1878-1924), Bulgarian politician

W.

• Valery Petrov (1920–2014), Bulgarian writer, playwright, poet, screenwriter and translator
• Vasily Ivanovich Petrow (1917–2014), Soviet military, Marshal of the Soviet Union
• Vasily Petrovich Petrov (1869–1929), Russian general
• Vasily Stepanowitsch Petrow (1922–2003), Soviet Lieutenant General, Hero of the Soviet Union
• Wassili Terentjewitsch Petrow (1877–1923), Russian or Soviet serial killer, see Wassili Iwanowitsch Komarow
• Vasily Vladimirovich Petrow (1761–1834), Russian physicist and chemist
• Viktor Petrov (* 1996), Ukrainian boxer
• Vitaly Alexandrovich Petrow (* 1984), Russian automobile racing driver
• Vladimir Petrov (cycling coach) , Soviet cycling coach
• Vladimir Petrov (chess player) (* 1999), Bulgarian chess player
• Vladimir Mikhailovich Petrov (director) (1896–1966), Soviet film director
• Vladimir Mikhailovich Petrov (diplomat) (1907–1991), Soviet diplomat
• Vladimir Viktorovich Petrov (* 1932), Soviet rower
• Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov (1947-2017), Russian ice hockey player
• Vsevolod Nikolajewitsch Petrov (1912–1978), Soviet art historian and author