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Peterson

in New Jersey

There are 3,437 people with the last name "Peterson" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

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Peterson 110
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  1. is 106th most common Kennedy
  2. is 107th most common Richardson
  3. is 108th most common Turner
  4. is 109th most common Vargas
  5. is 110th most common Peterson
  6. is 111th most common Bailey
  7. is 112th most common Castro
  8. is 113th most common Reed
  9. is 114th most common Coleman

Most Common First Names for Peterson

Robert, John, James, David, William, Michael, Richard, Edward, Charles, Mark

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 New Jersey

Since June 2009
1,266

Most Popular Search

Robert Peterson, NJ (9 searches)
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