Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>P>Petc-Pete>Peter>Mississippi

Peter

in Mississippi

There are 10 people with the last name "Peter" in Mississippi.

Add to web page

Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Peter 13,559
close
  1. is 13,555th most common Pellegrine
  2. is 13,556th most common Peneguy
  3. is 13,557th most common Penner
  4. is 13,558th most common Peres
  5. is 13,559th most common Peter
  6. is 13,560th most common Petters
  7. is 13,561st most common Pichon
  8. is 13,562nd most common Pieper
  9. is 13,563rd most common Pigeon

Most Common First Names for Peter

Hosia, Allison, Ansie, Delia, Ewert, Haspel, Lonnie, Terenekia

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 Mississippi

Since July 2008
37

Most Popular Search

Hosia Peter, MS (4 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv2)

© 2009 WhitePages Inc. - Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Microsoft MapPoint Terms of Use and Privacy Statement