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Peterson

in New York

There are 6,031 people with the last name "Peterson" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

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Peterson 151
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  1. is 147th most common Alvarez
  2. is 148th most common Coleman
  3. is 149th most common Richards
  4. is 150th most common Wagner
  5. is 151st most common Peterson
  6. is 152nd most common Jordan
  7. is 153rd most common Ruiz
  8. is 154th most common Reid
  9. is 155th most common Castro

Most Common First Names for Peterson

Robert, John, James, David, Richard, Donald, Michael, William, Thomas, 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 York

Since June 2009
2,799

Most Popular Search

Robert Peterson, NY (77 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv2)

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