About the Petroni Surname

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Petrone surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Family name meaning

Your Petroni ancestor may well appear as Petrone in earlier records. Taken at its root, Petroni points to “Big Pietro”.

Petroni and Petrone differ only in the final vowel; Italian surnames often appear in both a singular and a plural form. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. In the 2010 US Census, 327 Americans gave Petroni as their last name (rank 61,436). French civil records give 230 births under the name Petroni from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970.

Want more than a summary? See the Petroni family name pack.