Petrakis Family History

Petrakis Name Meaning

Greek: patronymic from the personal name Petros (see Peter). JK The -akis patronymic is particularly common in Crete, where it was adopted massively in the 19th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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Name Distribution of Petrakis Families

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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data

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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data

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Petrakis Family Origin

Auwalken,Russia (1)

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Petrakis Emigration Information (US)

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Petrakis Family Occupations

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Military Service by Petrakis

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Panagiotis Petrakis Family	Eleni Petraki	0
Margaret Petrakis, 82,Born.in Pittsburgh,daughter of the late Archibald and Elizabeth Stevenson Nicol.	KENNELLYMARKA	0
Looking for info on Petrakis name	vmartillini	4
Petroske	sohman5459	0
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