Family name origins & meanings
- Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian : patronymic from eastern Slavic equivalents of the personal name Peter, as for example Ukrainian Petro, Russian Petr.
- Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian : habitational name for someone from a place named with this personal name.
- Polish, Ukrainian, and Belorussian : nickname for someone associated with a church dedicated to St. Peter.