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Peter

in Maine

There are 187 people with the last name "Peter" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

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Peter 1,153
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  1. is 1,149th most common Call
  2. is 1,150th most common Chretien
  3. is 1,151st most common Dobson
  4. is 1,152nd most common Fields
  5. is 1,153rd most common Peter
  6. is 1,154th most common Tolman
  7. is 1,155th most common Baxter
  8. is 1,156th most common Boivin
  9. is 1,157th most common Conway

Most Common First Names for Peter

Paul, Richard, Alan, George, Hayes, Allen, Claire, Clark, Clinton

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 Maine

Since October 2008
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Paul Peter, ME (6 searches)
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