Petter
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch and German Ludewig, a variant of the personal name Peter.
Proper noun
Petter (plural Petters)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Petter is the 38050th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 583 individuals. Petter is most common among White (88.34%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Petter”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Petter
- a male given name, variant of Peter
Related terms
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 10 139 males with the given name Petter living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century and a smaller peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Swedish
Proper noun
Petter c (genitive Petters)
- a male given name, variant of Peter