What is "petrovic"

Petrović (or Petrovich) is a Slavic last and second name, found in countries with Slavic populations. Examples of such countries are: Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Macedonia and Russia. This surname or last name is not tied to any nationality. It is normal Slavic surname deriving from Petar, which is equivalent to Peter in English. The part ov designates possession: Petrov means Peter's. The suffix ić is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. So, the last name can be translated as Peter's son, equivalent to the English last name of Peterson.

Petrović is the second most frequent surname in Serbia, and is also the 11th most common in Croatia, with 9,614 carriers (2011 census).