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Peterson

in Mississippi

There are 1,157 people with the last name "Peterson" in Mississippi.

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Ranking in Mississippi

NameRank
Peterson 288
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  1. is 284th most common Cunningham
  2. is 285th most common Terry
  3. is 286th most common Vance
  4. is 287th most common Herring
  5. is 288th most common Peterson
  6. is 289th most common Fowler
  7. is 290th most common Gregory
  8. is 291st most common Pope
  9. is 292nd most common Whitehead

Most Common First Names for Peterson

Robert, John, James, Michael, Charles, David, Mary, Sandra, Jerry, Linda

Meaning & History

English, Scottish, and German: patronymic from Peter.

Americanized form of similar surnames of non-English origin (such as Petersen, or Swedish Pettersson).

In VT, there are Petersons who were originally called by the French name Beausoleil; in some documentation this was translated fairly literally as Prettysun, which was then assimilated to Peterson.

Recent Searches for "Peterson" in Mississippi

Since June 2009
458

Most Popular Search

Robert Peterson, MS (9 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv3)

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