2007-06-14 01:52:26 · 10 answers · asked by mirflass34 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
The only certain way to learn your ancestors' origins is to research them back generation by generation.
2007-06-14 04:47:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Petrie : Scottish Patronymic name that is derived from the given name Peter. As a given name, Peter became popular after the Norman conquest of England, and Peter was often used as a surname by itself. Petrie is a dimunitive form of Peter, that was more popular in Scotland.
2007-06-14 02:05:45 · answer #2 · answered by eriverpipe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a last name, Ancestry.com suggests:
petrie
Scottish: from a pet form of the personal names Peter or Patrick.
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=petrie
But you will have to trace your family back generation by generation to really understand the root of the n ame.
You could also ask this question on the Petrie genealogy message boards at:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/petrie/
and
http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.petrie/mb.ashx
Good luck,
Dave
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http://www.familypulse.org
2007-06-14 02:41:27 · answer #3 · answered by genealogist84 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can be interesting to know where a name originated... the problem is that there can be different opinions, or many places that the name shows up. The time frame were persons started using surnames is notorious for not having records, as we know them today.
The alternative (assuming you really are interested in your own heritage) is to work your ancestry back from yourself, until you hit the known ancestor, that you actually descend from... and search the available records for where he/she came from. It is FREQUENTLY different from the "accepted" origin (if there really is any one accepted place).
2007-06-14 02:29:10 · answer #4 · answered by wendy c 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Petrie is a greek name which is shortened eg; Petrie............. Probably it was easier to pronounce.
2007-06-14 02:19:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
petrie dish?
obviously the kid was created in a labratory and is bio man
2007-06-14 01:58:06 · answer #6 · answered by john tucker 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The name dates back to the "Dick van Dyke Show"
2007-06-14 08:50:34 · answer #7 · answered by Lorenzo Steed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it comes from Peter?
2007-06-14 01:55:47 · answer #8 · answered by SteveT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds French
2007-06-14 03:22:07 · answer #9 · answered by Samantha 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I detect "petra" which is Greek for "stone", so that's my best guess.
2007-06-14 01:59:22 · answer #10 · answered by sugarbabe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋