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Michael Peterson

in the US

There are 1,962 people with the name "Michael Peterson" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

Name	Rank
Michael	4
Peterson	59
Michael Peterson	1,464

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is 5th most common David
is 6th most common William
is 7th most common Mary
is 8th most common Richard
is 9th most common Thomas

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is 59th most common Peterson
is 60th most common Bailey
is 61st most common Cooper
is 62nd most common Bell
is 63rd most common Reed

is 1,460th most common John Fox
is 1,461st most common Thomas Hill
is 1,462nd most common David Gonzalez
is 1,463rd most common James Elliott
is 1,464th most common Michael Peterson
is 1,465th most common Harry Smith
is 1,466th most common Thomas Mitchell
is 1,467th most common Dorothy Davis
is 1,468th most common Frank Johnson

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Meaning & History

Michael

Peterson

(male) English form of a common biblical name (meaning ‘who is like God?’ in Hebrew) borne by one of the archangels, the protector of the ancient Hebrews, who is also regarded as a saint of the Catholic Church. In the Middle Ages, Michael was regarded as captain of the heavenly host (see Revelation 12:7–9), symbol of the Church Militant, and patron of soldiers. He was often depicted bearing a flaming sword. The name is also borne by a Persian prince and ally of Belshazzar mentioned in the Book of Daniel. Since the early 1900s it has been one of the most enduringly popular boys' names in the English-speaking world. See also Michal.

Cognates: Irish: Mícheál. Scottish Gaelic: Mìcheal. Welsh: Meical, Mihangel. German: Michael. Dutch: Michaël, Machiel. Scandinavian: Mikael. Danish, Norwegian: Mikkel. French: Michel. Spanish, Portuguese: Miguel. Catalan: Miquel. Italian: Michele. Russian: Mikhail. Polish: Michał. Czech: Michal. Croatian: Mihovil. Serbian: Mihajlo. Slovenian: Mihael. Finnish: Mikko. Hungarian: Mihály.