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Peterson

in Tennessee

There are 2,419 people with the last name "Peterson" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

NameRank
Peterson 269
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  1. is 265th most common Peters
  2. is 266th most common Barker
  3. is 267th most common Goodman
  4. is 268th most common Martinez
  5. is 269th most common Peterson
  6. is 270th most common Lawrence
  7. is 271st most common Lambert
  8. is 272nd most common Andrews
  9. is 273rd most common Hurst

Most Common First Names for Peterson

James, Robert, David, John, Michael, Gary, Mark, Mary, Richard, Susan

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 Tennessee

Since June 2009
1,036

Most Popular Search

James Peterson, TN (9 searches)
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