Peterson

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English

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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.

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Proper noun

Peterson (countable and uncountable, plural Petersons)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Kirkland Township, Adams County, Indiana.
    2. A minor city in Clay County, Iowa.
    3. A minor city in Fillmore County, Minnesota.
    4. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Utah.

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Proper noun

Peterson (genitive , partitive )

  1. a surname from English.