Pedro is used as a family name or surname in Spain. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Pedro
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Spain
Meaning:

Family name is a variant of the Perez. The son of Pero, a pet form of Pedro meaning "rock".

The Spanish form of Peter.

How popular is Pedro?

Pedro is common in Angola, Mozambique, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, Philippines, United States, South Africa, Nigeria, Guatemala, Spain, France, Argentina, Ghana, Dominican Republic, Morocco, Canada, Indonesia, England, Benin, Peru, Nicaragua, Namibia, Bolivia, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Honduras, Russia, Guyana, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Switzerland, Malaysia, Panama, Netherlands, Australia, Germany, Belgium, Malawi, São Tomé and Príncipe.

Pedro is ranked 852 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Pedros grew by 29.51 per cent to 6649 since 2000 and ranked 5246 after elevating 897 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 42.13 29.41
White 35.4 44.76
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 8.32 8.24
Black 5.32 5.69
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.26 6.14
Others 3.56 5.77
Pedro is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Angola which signifies that it is originated from Angola. Around 618208 people have been found who wears Pedro as their family name. Pedro is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Pedro:
6 Angola409,764
Countries with ten thousands of Pedro:
39 Mozambique95,169
489 Brazil28,210
85 Portugal21,787
934 Mexico14,744
810 Philippines11,584
Countries with thousands of Pedro:
6,903 United States6,218
1,349 South Africa5,022
3,312 Nigeria4,225
741 Guatemala2,888
2,174 Spain2,367
3,992 France2,018
1,943 Argentina1,832
Countries with hundreds of Pedro:
3,309 Ghana970
1,043 Dominican Republic747
7,863 Morocco716
6,677 Canada652
20,704 Indonesia596
10,302 England574
2,441 Benin570
4,779 Peru527
812 Nicaragua462
1,123 Namibia416
1,890 Bolivia415
1,516 Cuba402
5,998 Zimbabwe398
17,305 Egypt366
12,374 Saudi Arabia358
17,877 Algeria294
1,055 Honduras256
50,475 Russia256
583 Guyana242
1,307 Paraguay169
1,212 Trinidad and Tobago162
7,051 Switzerland150
11,800 Malaysia147
1,756 Panama131
20,305 Netherlands129
20,555 Australia127
52,603 Germany118
15,136 Belgium116
16,499 Malawi105
216 São Tomé and Príncipe103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,350 Venezuela91
7,661 Colombia77
10,355 United Arab Emirates74
12,979 Israel73
148 Bermuda70
214,148 India65
10,616 Sweden65
10,843 New Zealand62
148 American Samoa52
373 Cape Verde51
74,752 Italy51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,727 Liberia46
3,321 Jamaica45
26,314 Papua New Guinea43
95,514 DR Congo41
8,998 Haiti41
343 Marshall Islands39
6,102 Ireland38
12,617 Chile36
9,312 Latvia33
250,768 Thailand32
8,109 Estonia31
11,415 Ecuador28
10,313 Singapore26
25,726 Uzbekistan22
1,143 Guam21
13,939 Uruguay21
844 United States Virgin Islands20
11,152 Wales19
60,802 Kazakhstan17
19,343 Iraq16
1,045 Aruba14
56,781 Belarus14
5,142 China14
120,990 Poland12
26,891 Qatar12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
11,250 Congo10
45,945 Japan10
11,702 Solomon Islands10
36,734 Denmark9
129 Guinea-Bissau9
3,802 Hong Kong9
45,718 Kyrgyzstan9
59 Palau9
5,799 Sudan9
8,246 Tunisia9
714 Vanuatu9
4,361 Senegal8
20,863 Azerbaijan6
18,466 Burkina Faso6
36,655 Moldova6
72,091 Tanzania6
123,710 Uganda6
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

E. Pedro was 34 years old when she migrated to USA on November 11, 1896 with Artist E. Pedro. She lived in Italy where she worked as artist and took Ems from Genoa, Gibraltar & Naples.

From Germany

26 years old laborer Hero Pedro who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on May 6, 1852 by Malabar put out from Havre.

Pedro Namesakes

  • António Pedro, Portuguese painter, potter, journalist and writer
  • Violina Linda Pedro, bowls player from Tokelau
  • Enrique San Pedro, Jesuit missionary and the fourth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
  • Javier de Pedro, He played as a left midfielder
  • Lucio San Pedro, Filipino composer and teacher
  • Jimmy Pedro, retired American judo competitor
  • Femi Pedro, Deputy Governor of Lagos State
  • Sharlene San Pedro, Filipino actress and VJ
  • José Pedro, Portuguese former footballer
  • André Lima Pedro, Brazilian left back

Pedro Namesakes

  • António Pedro, Portuguese painter, potter, journalist and writer
  • Violina Linda Pedro, bowls player from Tokelau
  • Enrique San Pedro, Jesuit missionary and the fourth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville
  • Javier de Pedro, He played as a left midfielder
  • Lucio San Pedro, Filipino composer and teacher
  • Jimmy Pedro, retired American judo competitor
  • Femi Pedro, Deputy Governor of Lagos State
  • Sharlene San Pedro, Filipino actress and VJ
  • José Pedro, Portuguese former footballer
  • André Lima Pedro, Brazilian left back

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