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PETERSON

in New Jersey

There are 3,902 people with the last name "PETERSON" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

NameRank
PETERSON 106
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  1. is 102nd most common Ward
  2. is 103rd most common Turner
  3. is 104th most common Richardson
  4. is 105th most common Ruiz
  5. is 106th most common Peterson
  6. is 107th most common Alvarez
  7. is 108th most common Watson
  8. is 109th most common Bailey
  9. is 110th most common Colon

Most Common First Names for PETERSON

Robert, John, Mary, Michael, James, Barbara, David, Linda, Patricia, William

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Meaning & History

1. English, Scottish, and German: patronymic from Peter.

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

3. 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.

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Recent Searches for "PETERSON" in New Jersey

Since June 2009
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Robert PETERSON, NJ (9 searches)
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