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Peterson

in the US

There are 207,391 people with the last name "Peterson" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Peterson 59
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  1. is 55th most common Rogers
  2. is 56th most common Murphy
  3. is 57th most common Morgan
  4. is 58th most common Ramirez
  5. is 59th most common Peterson
  6. is 60th most common Bailey
  7. is 61st most common Cooper
  8. is 62nd most common Bell
  9. is 63rd most common Reed

Most Common First Names for Peterson

Robert, John, David, James, Richard, Michael, Mark, William, Donald, Eric

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 the US

Since June 2009
94,772

Most Popular Search

Robert Peterson (982 searches)
Source: Current searches and listings for US adults on WhitePages. (nv2)

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