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Peter

in South Carolina

There are 79 people with the last name "Peter" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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Peter 4,854
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  1. is 4,850th most common Mcdougald
  2. is 4,851st most common Mcgrady
  3. is 4,852nd most common Mike
  4. is 4,853rd most common Perrine
  5. is 4,854th most common Peter
  6. is 4,855th most common Ramage
  7. is 4,856th most common Slocum
  8. is 4,857th most common Sommer
  9. is 4,858th most common Spake

Most Common First Names for Peter

Barbara, Mary, Philip, Brandt, Carl, Jeffrey, Mark, Mccormick, Michael, Patricia

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 South Carolina

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Barbara Peter, SC (5 searches)
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