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