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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Cornish : from the Cornish personal name Petroc or Pedrek, a pet form of Peter. St. Petroc is a local saint, who is commemorated in several place names, including Padstow (earlier Sancte Petroces stow).

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