In Croatia, Petr families are generally Croats (from Ivanic-Grad area ), rarely Czechs (from Daruvar ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Daruvar and in Ivanic-Grad area. In Donji Daruvar in Daruvar every eightieth inhabitant had the family name Petr.
Prevalence
About 40 people with faimily name Petr live in Croatia today, in 17 households. There were 40 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number remains constant. They are located in 7 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 5 other places, mostly in Daruvar (15), Zagreb (10), Mali Bilac (<10), Osijek (<5), and in Novoselec in Ivanic-Grad area (<5).