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Peterson

in Nebraska

There are 3,301 people with the last name "Peterson" in Nebraska.

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Ranking in Nebraska

NameRank
Peterson 9
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  1. is 5th most common Brown
  2. is 6th most common Nelson
  3. is 7th most common Jones
  4. is 8th most common Williams
  5. is 9th most common Peterson
  6. is 10th most common Davis
  7. is 11th most common Hansen
  8. is 12th most common Meyer
  9. is 13th most common Thompson

Most Common First Names for Peterson

Robert, John, Richard, David, Michael, Larry, James, Gary, Kevin, Mary

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 Nebraska

Since June 2009
1,811

Most Popular Search

Robert Peterson, NE (7 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv1)

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