Home>Name Popularity>Last Names>P>Petc-Pete>Peter>New Jersey

Peter

in New Jersey

There are 317 people with the last name "Peter" in New Jersey.

Add to web page

Ranking in New Jersey

NameRank
Peter 2,438
close
  1. is 2,434th most common Kolb
  2. is 2,435th most common Mcglynn
  3. is 2,436th most common Monteleone
  4. is 2,437th most common Pastore
  5. is 2,438th most common Peter
  6. is 2,439th most common Siddiqui
  7. is 2,440th most common Tilton
  8. is 2,441st most common Tomlin
  9. is 2,442nd most common Vallejo

Most Common First Names for Peter

Joseph, William, Mary, Robert, Susan, Thomas, John

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 New Jersey

Since June 2009
160

Most Popular Search

Joseph Peter, NJ (9 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv3)

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