Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Петровић, ;) is a

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patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based o ...

literally meaning ''Peter's son'', equivalent to the English last name of Peterson. In

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its counterpart is "Petrovich". The surname was notably used by the

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, and by

Karađorđe Petrović Đorđe Petrović (; ; – ), known by the sobriquet Karađorđe (; ), was a Serbian revolutionary leader who led a struggle against the Ottoman Empire during the First Serbian Uprising. He held the title of Grand Vožd of Serbia from 14 ...

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

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, the fourth most common in the

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Primorje – Gorski Kotar County (, ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in western Croatia, most of it based in the historical and cultural region called Croatia proper and some of it in Istria, including the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northe ...

and ninth most common in the

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Notable people

* Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1914) (1914–87), former Serbian football player and manager * Aleksandar Petrović (film director) (1929–1994), Serbian film director *

Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born February 1959) Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović (; born 16 February 1959) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Brazil men's national basketball team, Brazil men's national team. Playing career A point ...

, Croatian professional basketball coach and former player * Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born October 1959) (1959–2014), Serbian professional basketball coach * Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born 1972), Macedonian professional basketball coach * Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born 1987), Serbian professional basketball player * Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1983) (born 1983), Serbian professional football right-back currently playing for FK Čukarički Stankom in the Serbian SuperLiga * Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1985) (born 1985), Serbian footballer currently playing for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Rad Belgrade * Aleksandar R. Petrović (born 1985), Serbian footballer who recently played for Hajduk Kula * Aleksandro Petrović (born 1988), Bosnian/German footballer * Alex Petrovic (born 1992), Canadian ice-hockey player * Biljana Petrović (born 1961), Serbian high jumper * Branimir Petrović (born 1982), Serbian footballer * Danilo II Petrović-Njegoš (1826–60), Serbian Prince *

Danilo Petrović (tennis) Danilo Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Данило Петровић, ; born 24 January 1992) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP singles ranking of world No. 137 on 19 October 2 ...

(born 1992), Serbian tennis player * Đorđe Petrović (born 1999), Serbian football goalkeeper currently playing for Chelsea * Draško Petrović (born 1965), current CEO of Telekom Srbija *

Dražen Petrović Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s with Cibona and Real Madri ...

(1964–93), Croatian basketball player *

Dušan Petrović Dušan Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Петровић, ; born 8 September 1966) is a Serbian former politician, a former long-time member of Democratic Party (Serbia), Democratic Party (DS) and the former Minister of Agriculture, Trade, Forest ...

(born 1966), Serbian politician * Goran Petrović (born 1961), Serbian writer *

Jovana Petrović Jovana Petrović ( sr-cyr, Јована Петровић; born ) is a Serbian women's football goalkeeper, who plays for Crvena zvezda. She is a member of the Serbia women's national team. Club career ;Serbia: Petrović played for the Se ...

(boen 2001), Serbian women's football goalkeeper *

(1768–1817), leader of the first Serbian uprising * Leo Petrović (1883–1945), Herzegovinian Croat historian * Ljupko Petrović (born 1947), Serbian football coach * Madeleine Petrovic (born 1956), Austrian politician * Mihailo Petrović (disambiguation), several people * Milovan Petrović (born 1990), Macedonian footballer * Miodrag "Čkalja" Petrović (1924–2003), Serbian actor * Mirko Petrović (politician) (born 1965), Serbian politician and current CEO of Dunav osiguranje * Nadja Petrovic (born 1991), Macedonian painter * Nataša Petrović (born 1988), Macedonian actress of Serbian descent * Nenad Petrović (chess composer) (1907–89), Croatian chess problemist *

Nenad Petrović (writer) Nenad Petrović (Serbian language, Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Петровић) (Zagreb, 30 May 1925 – London, 21 March 2014) was a Serbian writer, and one of numerous displaced persons after World War II and Communism, revolution in Yugoslavia ...

(1925–2014), Serbian writer * Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš (1841–1921), Prince of Montenegro * Ognjen "Olja" Petrović (1948–2000), Serbian goalkeeper (football) *

Petar I Petrović-Njegoš Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (; 1748 – 31 October 1830) was the Prince-Bishop of Montenegro from 1784 to 1830 and Exarch (legate) of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro. He was the most popular spiritual and military leader from the Petro ...

(1747–1830), Prince-Bishop *

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyrl, Петар II Петровић-Његош, ; – ), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš (), was a List of rulers of Montenegro, Prince-Bishop (''vladika'') of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose ...

(1813–51), Prince-Bishop * Radič Petrović (1738–1816), Serbian Revolutionary * Radosav Petrović (born 1989), Serbian footballer *

Roman Petrović Roman Petrović (1896, in Donji Vakuf – 1947) was a Yugoslav painter and writer. He belongs to the generation of artists who created the history of Bosnian-Herzegovinian (and Yugoslav) painting between the two world wars. Biography Born to an et ...

(1896–1947), Bosnian expressionist painter * Saša Petrović (actor) (born 1962), Bosnian actor *

Saša Petrović (footballer) Saša Petrović (, born 31 December 1966) is a Montenegrin football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. Club career After playing for OFK Titograd, he moved to FK Budućnost Podgorica where he would spend almost a decade, bei ...

(born 1966), former Montenegrin football goalkeeper * Sava II Petrović-Njegoš (1702–82), Prince-Bishop of Montenegro * Sava Petrović (botanist) (1839–1889), botanist * Stanojlo Petrović(1813–1894) Serbian high-ranking officer and public benefactor *Hajduk Veljko Petrović (c. 1780–1813), known simply as Hajduk-Veljko, one of the vojvodas of the Serbian Revolutionary forces in the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottoman Empire *

Veljko Petrović (poet) Veljko Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Вељко Петровић; Sombor, Serbia, 4 February 1884 - Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia, 27 July 1967) was a Serbian poet, short story writer, diplomat, and academic. Biography Veljko Petrović was born i ...

(1884–1967), Serbian poet * Vladimir "Pižon" Petrović (born 1955), Serbian footballer and coach * Vladimir Petrović (footballer, born 1972) (born 1972), Croatian footballer * William Francis Petrovic (1913–1991), naval engineer and ship builder *

Željko Petrović Željko Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Петровић; born 13 November 1965) is a Montenegrin professional football manager and former player. As a player, he represented the FR Yugoslavia national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Club car ...

(born 1965), Montenegrin footballer and current coach * Zoran Petrović (referee) (born 1952), Serbian football referee * Zoran Petrović (writer) (1954–2018), Serbian writer

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