Peterson

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈpiːtəsən//
United States//ˈpitɚsən//

A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.

proper noun

1
A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.
2
A member of an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
Before he leads me to his office to sit in on one of these appointments, Mr. Peterson shows me around the third floor of his home, which is filled with carvings made by Charles Joseph, a Kwakwaka'wakw artist.
3
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Kirkland Township, Adams County, Indiana.
4
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Clay County, Iowa.
5
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
6
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.

Etymology

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.

Forms

plural: Petersons

Peter · radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P.Peters · An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from…Petersburg · An independent city in Virginia, United States.

Peterson · A patrilineal surname transferred from the given name.

Petey · A diminutive of the male given name Peter.petit · Petite: small, little.Petit · A surname.

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