Origin Displayed: Polish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Petroski, Patrawski, Petrowski, Petrykoski, Petkoski, Petkowski and many more.First found in Polesie, the largest province of Poland. It is inhabited by Ruthenians, called Polesians, of Ukrainian descent.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Salomon Petrowicz, who arrived at New York, NY in 1869; Josef Petrowalsky, who arrived in New York, NY in 1881; Joe Petrowicz, who was on record in the 1910 census of Maryland.
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