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Peter

in South Dakota

There are 27 people with the last name "Peter" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

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Peter 4,478
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  1. is 4,474th most common Papke
  2. is 4,475th most common Paxton
  3. is 4,476th most common Pekas
  4. is 4,477th most common Pennington
  5. is 4,478th most common Peter
  6. is 4,479th most common Plaggemeyer
  7. is 4,480th most common Prentice
  8. is 4,481st most common Purcell
  9. is 4,482nd most common Rearick

Most Common First Names for Peter

Gregory, Louis, Alice, Bethany, Dawn, Dianna, Erica

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 Dakota

Since July 2008
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Gregory Peter, SD (4 searches)
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