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Peter

in Texas

There are 395 people with the last name "Peter" in Texas.

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Ranking in Texas

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Peter 5,021
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  1. is 5,017th most common Kearns
  2. is 5,018th most common Knighton
  3. is 5,019th most common Luckett
  4. is 5,020th most common Modisette
  5. is 5,021st most common Peter
  6. is 5,022nd most common Stillwell
  7. is 5,023rd most common Tedford
  8. is 5,024th most common Baumgartner
  9. is 5,025th most common Breeding

Most Common First Names for Peter

John, David, James, Mary, Brian, Michael

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 Texas

Since June 2009
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John Peter, TX (8 searches)
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