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Peter

in Iowa

There are 186 people with the last name "Peter" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

NameRank
Peter 1,796
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  1. is 1,792nd most common Greenlee
  2. is 1,793rd most common Hoff
  3. is 1,794th most common Jefferson
  4. is 1,795th most common Mclain
  5. is 1,796th most common Peter
  6. is 1,797th most common Rozeboom
  7. is 1,798th most common Schoonover
  8. is 1,799th most common Swank
  9. is 1,800th most common Tobin

Most Common First Names for Peter

John, Mary, Randy, Brian, James, Jo, Larry, Robert, Steven, Terry

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 Iowa

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John Peter, IA (6 searches)
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