The origins of surnames
The surname is a part of a personal name taken by the parents. Surnames change from region to region. It's believed that the surname were born in 2850 a.C in China. In Italy there were three types of name:
- praenomen: the name of people
- nomen: the surname
- cognomen: the nickname
My surname Li Petri
The surname Li Petri comes from the region of Venice. This surname derived from the cognomen Pietro. In March 10,1841 the magistrate added this surname to the lord class with the brother Francesco Petri and Curzio Petri. The Petri family name was found in USA, UK and Canada between the 1840 and the 1920. The most Petri occupation in the USA was farmer.
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