Petrescu

Petrescu is a patronymic family name common in Romania, meaning "son of Petre". Notable people with this surname include: *Anca Petrescu, architect and politician *Arcadie Petrescu, neurologist *Barbu Petrescu, mayor of Bucharest (1989–1990) *Camil Petrescu, writer *Cezar Petrescu, writer *Constantin Titel Petrescu, social-democratic politician *Costin Petrescu, painter *Costin Petrescu, rock music drummer *Cristian Petrescu, politician *Dan Petrescu (disambiguation) *Daniela Petrescu, long-distance runner *Dimitrie Petrescu-Stelaru, writer *Dumitru Petrescu, communist politician *Emil Petrescu, mayor of Bucharest (1914–1916; 1918) *Emilia Petrescu, soprano *Ghenadie Petrescu, deposed Romanian Metropolitan Patriarch *Gică Petrescu, singer *Horia Petra-Petrescu, literary critic *Marian Petrescu (born 1970), Romanian jazz pianist *Nicolae Petrescu (1886–1954), philosopher and sociologist *Nicolae Petrescu-Comnen, diplomat and politician *Nicolae Petrescu Găină, painter *Teodosie Petrescu, Archbishop of Tomi *Virgil Petrescu, politician *Zaharia Petrescu, physician

It is also the maiden name of: *Elena Ceaușescu, communist politician and wife of Nicolae Ceaușescu *Rodica Mateescu, triple jumper Provided by Wikipedia