as a Last Name
- 64,996
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Petersen
Meaning & Origins
Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from Peter.
| 508th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 64,996
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Nebraska
- has the most people named Petersen per capita
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