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Peter

in Colorado

There are 210 people with the last name "Peter" in Colorado.

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Ranking in Colorado

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Peter 2,281
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  1. is 2,277th most common Melvin
  2. is 2,278th most common Phan
  3. is 2,279th most common Rosas
  4. is 2,280th most common Dobbs
  5. is 2,281st most common Peter
  6. is 2,282nd most common Pruett
  7. is 2,283rd most common Purvis
  8. is 2,284th most common Acker
  9. is 2,285th most common Amen

Most Common First Names for Peter

Anthony, Karen, Marilyn, Chrison, Cliff, Dorothy, Mary, Matthew, Michael, Nathan

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, German, Dutch, etc.: from the personal name Peter (Greek Petros, from petra ‘rock’, ‘stone’). The name was popular throughout Christian Europe in the Middle Ages, having been bestowed by Christ as a byname on the apostle Simon bar Jonah, the brother of Andrew. The name was chosen by Christ for its symbolic significance (John 1:42, Matt. 16:18); St. Peter is regarded as the founding head of the Christian Church in view of Christ's saying, ‘Thou art Peter and upon this rock I will build my Church’. In Christian Germany in the early Middle Ages this was the most frequent personal name of non-Germanic origin until the 14th century. This surname has also absorbed many cognates in other languages, for example Czech Petr, Hungarian Péter. It has also been adopted as a surname by Ashkenazic Jews.

Recent Searches for "Peter" in Colorado

Since March 2009
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Anthony Peter, CO (9 searches)
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