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PETERSON

in Pennsylvania

There are 6,320 people with the last name "PETERSON" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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PETERSON 103
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  1. is 99th most common Rogers
  2. is 100th most common Black
  3. is 101st most common Boyer
  4. is 102nd most common Jenkins
  5. is 103rd most common Peterson
  6. is 104th most common Walsh
  7. is 105th most common Russell
  8. is 106th most common Marshall
  9. is 107th most common Torres

Most Common First Names for PETERSON

Robert, John, David, James, Michael, Mary, Richard, William, Charles, Patricia

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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 Pennsylvania

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Robert PETERSON, PA (8 searches)
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