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Peter

in Tennessee

There are 77 people with the last name "Peter" in Tennessee.

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Ranking in Tennessee

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Peter 6,622
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  1. is 6,618th most common Mahler
  2. is 6,619th most common Mainord
  3. is 6,620th most common Mccosh
  4. is 6,621st most common Molnar
  5. is 6,622nd most common Peter
  6. is 6,623rd most common Poirier
  7. is 6,624th most common Ramage
  8. is 6,625th most common Rau
  9. is 6,626th most common Roebuck

Most Common First Names for Peter

Justin, Mark, William, Deborah, Jason, Jeanne, Joe, Jon, Llewellyn

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 Tennessee

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Justin Peter, TN (6 searches)
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