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Peter

in Pennsylvania

There are 307 people with the last name "Peter" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Peter 4,100
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  1. is 4,096th most common Gault
  2. is 4,097th most common Houghton
  3. is 4,098th most common Ling
  4. is 4,099th most common Milburn
  5. is 4,100th most common Peter
  6. is 4,101st most common Piotrowski
  7. is 4,102nd most common Puskar
  8. is 4,103rd most common Redman
  9. is 4,104th most common Rosati

Most Common First Names for Peter

Susan, Charles, Edward, James, Jeffrey

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 Pennsylvania

Since June 2009
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Susan Peter, PA (9 searches)
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