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Peter

in New York

There are 977 people with the last name "Peter" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

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Peter 1,571
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  1. is 1,567th most common Ryder
  2. is 1,568th most common Cooley
  3. is 1,569th most common Kelsey
  4. is 1,570th most common Mccauley
  5. is 1,571st most common Peter
  6. is 1,572nd most common Winston
  7. is 1,573rd most common Cody
  8. is 1,574th most common Dunne
  9. is 1,575th most common Hecht

Most Common First Names for Peter

George, David, Michael, John, Joseph

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 York

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George Peter, NY (9 searches)
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