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Peter

in Illinois

There are 486 people with the last name "Peter" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Peter 2,263
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  1. is 2,259th most common Thorne
  2. is 2,260th most common Goebel
  3. is 2,261st most common Lauer
  4. is 2,262nd most common Mattson
  5. is 2,263rd most common Peter
  6. is 2,264th most common Volk
  7. is 2,265th most common Gifford
  8. is 2,266th most common London
  9. is 2,267th most common Yeager

Most Common First Names for Peter

Thomas, Michael, John, Julie, Richard, Robert, Barbara, David

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 Illinois

Since June 2009
174

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Thomas Peter, IL (7 searches)
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