Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
PETŐ
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| Origin | of Hungarian origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the medieval Hungarian name Pető (hypocoristic form of the given name Péter ‘Peter’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. Variants: Pethő, Petö. |