Pedro

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89k
in the U.S.
since 1880

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in 2010

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Origin and Meaning of Pedro

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According to a user from Dominican Republic, the name Pedro is of Latin origin and means "Rock".
According to a user from Canada, the name Pedro is of English origin and means "No way".
A submission from United Kingdom says the name Pedro means "Rock" and is of Spanish origin.

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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun Pe"dro

The five of trumps in certain varieties of auction pitch.A variety of auction pitch in which the five of trumps counts five.

Etymology: From Sp. Pedro Peter, L. Petrus, Gr. Pe`tros

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Spanish, given name, equivalent to Peter.

An American trick-taking card game of the all fours family.
The five of trumps in certain card games.

Pedro was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese and Spanish

Notable Persons Named Pedro

Pedro II

Pedro II was royalty. His career lasted from 1831 to 1831. Pedro was born as the child of Pedro I of Brazil and Maria Leopoldina of Austria on December 2nd, 1825 in Paço de São Cristóvão. He passed away on December 5th, 1891.

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Pedro Pascal

Pedro Pascal is an actor. He was most prominent from 1996 to present. Pedro was given the name Jose Pedro Balmaceda Pascal on April 2nd, 1975 in Santiago.

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Pedro Almodóvar

Pedro Almodóvar is a filmmaking and filmmaker. He has been prominent since 1974. Pedro was given the name Pedro Almodóvar Caballero on September 25th, 1949 in Calzada de Calatrava.

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Pedro

Pedro is a soccer player for the Chelsea F.C., CD San Isidro, FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona C, FC Barcelona B, Spain national under-21 football team, and Spain national football team. Pedro was born on July 28th, 1987 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is a Minister of Economy, Finance, Minister of Energy, Mines, Prime Minister of Peru, Ministry of Economy, Finance (Peru), Ministry of Energy, and Mines (Peru). He was most active from 2005 to 2006. Pedro was born on October 3rd, 1938 in Lima.

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Pedro López

Pedro López is a criminal. Pedro is also known as The Monster of the Andes and The Monster of theAndes.

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Lucio San Pedro

Lucio San Pedro was a composer and teacher. Lucio was given the name Lucio D. San Pedro, Sr. on February 11th, 1913 in Angono, Rizal. Lucio is also known as LSP. He died on March 31st, 2002.

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Prince Pedro

He holds the title Duke of Calabria. His career lasted from 5 to 2015. Prince was born as the child of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Princess Anne, and Duchess of Calabria on October 16th, 1968 in Madrid, Spain. Prince is also known as Pedro Juan Maria Alejo Saturnino y Todos los Santos.

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Rui Pedro

Rui Pedro is a soccer player for the Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F., FC Porto, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, Portimonense S.C., Gil Vicente F.C., Leixões S.C., CFR Cluj, Portugal national under-16 football team, Portugal national under-17 football team, and Portugal national under-18 fo. Rui was born on July 2nd, 1988 in Vila Nova de Gaia. Rui is also known as Rui Pedro.

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Sharlene San Pedro

Sharlene San Pedro is an actress, vj, child actor, and vj (media personality). She has had major accomplishments since 2004. Sharlene was born on April 5th, 1999 in Pulilan, Bulacan, Philippines. Sharlene is also known as Shar.

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João Pedro

João Pedro is a soccer player for the Cagliari Calcio, Clube Atlético Mineiro, U.S. Città di Palermo, Vitória S.C., Peñarol, Santos FC, G.D. Estoril Praia, and Brazil national under-17 football team. João was born on March 9th, 1992 in Ipatinga.

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	31	0	31
1881	14	0	14
1882	27	0	27
1883	18	0	18
1884	30	0	30
1885	23	0	23
1886	24	0	24
1887	19	0	19
1888	25	0	25
1889	26	0	26
1890	32	0	32
1891	25	0	25
1892	28	0	28
1893	31	0	31
1894	32	0	32
1895	23	0	23
1896	40	0	40
1897	21	0	21
1898	27	0	27
1899	25	0	25
1900	44	0	44
1901	36	0	36
1902	44	0	44
1903	44	0	44
1904	43	0	43
1905	51	0	51
1906	50	0	50
1907	66	0	66
1908	53	0	53
1909	56	0	56
1910	83	0	83
1911	76	0	76
1912	120	0	120
1913	127	0	127
1914	162	0	162
1915	193	0	193
1916	200	0	200
1917	231	0	231
1918	226	0	226
1919	232	0	232
1920	279	0	279
1921	326	0	326
1922	330	0	330
1923	341	0	341
1924	433	0	433
1925	423	0	423
1926	404	0	404
1927	420	9	411
1928	488	7	481
1929	480	8	472
1930	510	10	500
1931	367	0	367
1932	357	10	347
1933	310	0	310
1934	363	0	363
1935	362	5	357
1936	315	0	315
1937	325	0	325
1938	300	0	300
1939	325	0	325
1940	316	0	316
1941	345	6	339
1942	332	6	326
1943	362	5	357
1944	396	0	396
1945	373	6	367
1946	444	0	444
1947	464	7	457
1948	534	5	529
1949	521	9	512
1950	534	0	534
1951	525	0	525
1952	541	0	541
1953	559	11	548
1954	607	5	602
1955	558	6	552
1956	593	6	587
1957	612	0	612
1958	619	6	613
1959	659	5	654
1960	661	0	661
1961	619	6	613
1962	715	6	709
1963	641	0	641
1964	714	7	707
1965	706	6	700
1966	684	6	678
1967	738	6	732
1968	788	0	788
1969	852	9	843
1970	899	13	886
1971	920	7	913
1972	842	0	842
1973	875	11	864
1974	992	11	981
1975	990	7	983
1976	970	14	956
1977	970	12	958
1978	1,022	5	1,017
1979	1,107	9	1,098
1980	1,102	12	1,090
1981	1,240	13	1,227
1982	1,219	15	1,204
1983	1,094	6	1,088
1984	1,130	10	1,120
1985	1,257	11	1,246
1986	1,183	18	1,165
1987	1,268	12	1,256
1988	1,316	11	1,305
1989	1,478	9	1,469
1990	1,549	8	1,541
1991	1,626	13	1,613
1992	1,685	17	1,668
1993	1,676	10	1,666
1994	1,641	13	1,628
1995	1,594	9	1,585
1996	1,576	10	1,566
1997	1,508	10	1,498
1998	1,678	6	1,672
1999	1,697	7	1,690
2000	1,710	7	1,703
2001	1,695	0	1,695
2002	1,554	0	1,554
2003	1,558	0	1,558
2004	1,522	5	1,517
2005	1,645	0	1,645
2006	1,650	0	1,650
2007	1,609	0	1,609
2008	1,407	0	1,407
2009	1,276	0	1,276
2010	1,192	0	1,192
2011	1,048	0	1,048
2012	1,017	0	1,017
2013	924	0	924
2014	903	0	903
2015	873	0	873
2016	876	0	876
2017	809	0	809

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Popularity of Pedro as a last name

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Common last names for Pedro

Rodriguez
Martinez
Garcia
Gonzalez
Hernandez
Lopez
Rivera
Perez
Torres
Sanchez
Ramirez
Ortiz
Cruz
Diaz
Morales
Ramos
Reyes
Flores
Santiago
Gomez

Common first names for Pedro

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Pedro	U.S.
█	White	35.40%	64.26%
█	African American	5.32%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	8.32%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	5.26%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	3.56%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	42.13%	16.26%

Of Last Name Pedro

People with the last name Pedro are most frequently White or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Pedro

What name lists does Pedro rank for?

#140 Unique Boy Names

#30 Boy Names Unique to the West

#13 Boy Names Unique to the Southwest

#10 Boy Names Unique to Texas
How Popular is the name Pedro? Pedro is the 697^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Pedro was the 5,246^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Pedro have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 88,500 babies born with the first name Pedro in the United States. That's more than enough people named Pedro to occupy the country of Antigua and Barbuda with an estimated population of 86,295 (as of May 27, 2011).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Pedro? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 31 new born babies.
When was Pedro first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Pedro is Monday, September 28th, 1863.
What year had the most people named Pedro born? The highest recorded use of the first name Pedro was in 2000 with a total of 1,703 babies. That's a lot of babies named Pedro!
Random Pedro Factoid: According to the 1912 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Pedro ranks 70^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Arizona. Imagine that, 5 babies in Arizona have the same name as you in 1912.
Weird things about the name Pedro: Your name in reverse order is Ordep. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Reodp. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Pedro? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 6,649 people with the last name Pedro.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Pedro? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 2 of them will have Pedro as their last name.