Petrović (, ;) is a South Slavic language patronymic surname literally meaning Peter's son, equivalent to the English last name of Peterson. In Eastern Slavic naming customs its counterpart is "Petrovich". The surname Petrović is particularly tied to Serbian nationality; the majority of Petrovićs come from Serbia (83% of them) and the Serbian Royal Family's original surname is "Petrović", originating from Karađorđe Petrović. Petrović is the second most frequent surname in Serbia, it is also ranked in the first 10 in Montenegro and is also the 11th most common in Croatia, with 9,614 carriers (2011 census). It is the third most common surname in the Osijek-Baranja County, the fourth most common in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and ninth most common in the City of Zagreb. Notable people Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1914) (1914–87), former Serbian football player and manager Aleksandar Petrović (film director) (1929–1994), Serbian film director Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born February 1959), Croatian professional basketball coach and former player Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born October 1959) (1959–2014), Serbian professional basketball coach Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born 1972), Macedonian professional basketball coach Aleksandar Petrović (basketball, born 1987), Serbian professional basketball player Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1983) (born 1983), Serbian professional football right-back currently playing for FK Čukarički Stankom in the Serbian SuperLiga Aleksandar Petrović (footballer, born 1985) (born 1985), Serbian footballer currently playing for Serbian SuperLiga club FK Rad Belgrade Aleksandar R. Petrović (born 1985), Serbian footballer who recently played for Hajduk Kula Aleksandro Petrović (born 1988), Bosnian/German footballer Alex Petrovic (born 1992), Canadian ice-hockey player Biljana Petrović (born 1961), Serbian high jumper Branimir Petrović (born 1982), Serbian footballer Danilo II Petrović-Njegoš (1826–60), Serbian Prince Danilo Petrović (tennis) (born 1992), Serbian tennis player Draško Petrović (born 1965), current CEO of Telekom Srbija Dražen Petrović (1964–93), Croatian basketball player Dušan Petrović (born 1966), Serbian politician Goran Petrović (born 1961), Serbian writer Jovana Petrović (boen 2001), Serbian women's football goalkeeper Karađorđe Petrović (1768–1817), leader of the first Serbian uprising Leo Petrović (1883–1945), Herzegovinian Croat historian Ljupko Petrović (born 1947), Serbian football coach Madeleine Petrovic (born 1956), Austrian politician Mihailo Petrović (disambiguation), several people Milovan Petrović (born 1990), Macedonian footballer Miodrag "Čkalja" Petrović (1924–2003), Serbian actor Mirko Petrović (politician) (born 1965), Serbian politician and current CEO of Dunav osiguranje Nadja Petrovic (born 1991), Macedonian painter Nataša Petrović (born 1988), Macedonian actress of Serbian descent Nenad Petrović (chess composer) (1907–89), Croatian chess problemist Nenad Petrović (writer)