Peterson.
A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
Meaning & usage
A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
A member of an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kirkland Township, Adams County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Clay County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.
Where this word comes from
English, Scottish, and German surname, from Peter + -son. Found parallel in many other languages, such as Norwegian and Danish Pedersen, Pettersen, Polish Piotrowicz, Slovene Petrič, Petrovčič, Petrovič, Petric, Petrovic, etc. Also Americanized from Swedish Petersson, Pettersson.
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