Peterson

in Wisconsin

There are 12,138 people with the last name "Peterson" in Wisconsin.

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Ranking in Wisconsin

NameRank
Peterson 7
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  1. is 3rd most common Anderson
  2. is 4th most common Miller
  3. is 5th most common Nelson
  4. is 6th most common Olson
  5. is 7th most common Peterson
  6. is 8th most common Brown
  7. is 9th most common Williams
  8. is 10th most common Jones
  9. is 11th most common Schmidt

Most Common First Names for Peterson

Robert, James, David, John, Richard, Michael, Mark, Donald, Thomas, Daniel



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 Wisconsin

Since June 2009
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Robert Peterson, WI (97 searches)

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