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Peter

in Missouri

There are 135 people with the last name "Peter" in Missouri.

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Ranking in Missouri

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Peter 4,942
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  1. is 4,938th most common Lively
  2. is 4,939th most common Mercurio
  3. is 4,940th most common Nieman
  4. is 4,941st most common Oates
  5. is 4,942nd most common Peter
  6. is 4,943rd most common Plowman
  7. is 4,944th most common Rantz
  8. is 4,945th most common Rieger
  9. is 4,946th most common Sandlin

Most Common First Names for Peter

George, John, David, Roger, Craig, Guinevere, Ingeborg, Joevita, Larry

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 Missouri

Since April 2009
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George Peter, MO (8 searches)
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