Peterson
Peterson is an English family name .
Origin and meaning
Peterson was originally a patronymic educated English surname meaning "son of Peter ".
Name bearer
A.
- Adrian Peterson (born 1985), American football player
- Aelin Peterson (* 1974), American cross-country skier
- Agnes F. Peterson (1923–2008) German-American historian
- Amanda Peterson (1971-2015), American actress
- Amy Peterson (* 1971), American short track runner
- A. Townsend Peterson (* 1964), American ornithologist, ecologist and evolutionary biologist
- Annika Peterson (* 1972), American actress
B.
- Bart Peterson (* 1958), American politician
- Benjamin Peterson (born 1950), American wrestler
- Bob Peterson (born 1961), American screenwriter
- Brent Peterson (Ice Hockey Player, 1958) ( Brent Ronald Peterson ; * 1958), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Brent Peterson (ice hockey player, 1972) (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bruno Peterson (1900–1966), German publisher
C.
- Cassandra Peterson (born 1951), American actress
- Charles Peterson (born 1964), American photographer
- Charles W. Peterson (1868–1944), Canadian entrepreneur
- Chip Peterson (* 1987), American swimmer
- Colin Peterson (* 1946), Australian actor and musician
- Colleen Peterson (1950–1996), Canadian singer and guitarist
- Collin Peterson (* 1944), American politician
D.
- Daisy Peterson Sweeney (1920–2017), Canadian piano teacher and organist
- David Peterson (born 1943), Canadian politician
- David J. Peterson (* 1981), American writer, linguist and language creator
- David Robert Peterson (* 1943), Canadian lawyer and politician
- Dean Peterson (* 1988), Australian ice hockey player
- Debbi Peterson (* 1961), American musician
- Donald H. Peterson (1933-2018), American astronaut
- Dorothy Peterson (1897–1979), American actress
- Doug Peterson (designer) (1945–2017), American designer of sailing yachts
- Doug Peterson (cross-country skier) (born 1953), American cross-country skier
E.
- Earl Peterson (1927–1971), American musician
- Edmund Peterson , Estonian football player
- Emma Peterson (1889–1965) Estonian educator and politician
- Eric Peterson (born 1964), American guitarist
- Erik Peterson (1890–1960), German theologian
- Ernst Peterson-Särgava (1868–1958), Estonian writer
- Ernst Conrad Peterson (1778–1841), German architect
- Eugene H. Peterson (1932–2018), American pastor, linguist, translator, and poet
- Eveli Peterson (* 1967), Estonian biathlete
- Eveline Peterson (1892–?), English badminton player
F.
- Ferdinand Peterson (1887–1979) Estonian engineer and politician
- Frank Peterson (* 1963), German music producer
- Franklin Peterson (musicologist) ( Franklin Sievewright Peterson ; 1861–1914), British-Australian musician and musicologist
- Franklin Peterson (film editor) , American film editor
- Franklin Paul Peterson (1930-2000), American mathematician
- Fredrik Peterson (* 1969), Swedish beach volleyball player
- Fritz Peterson (* 1942), American baseball player
G
- Gilles Peterson (* 1964), French DJ, radio presenter and music label owner
H
- Hannibal Marvin Peterson (* 1948), American composer and jazz trumpeter
- Hans Peterson (* 1922), Swedish writer
- Hardy Peterson (1929-2019), American baseball player
- Hector Peterson (1963–1976), South African student, see Hector Pieterson
- Hugh Peterson (1898–1961), American politician
I.
- Ivars Peterson (* 1948), Canadian journalist
J
- J. Hardin Peterson (1894–1978), American politician
- Jeanne Arland Peterson (1921–2013), American jazz musician
- Jeret Peterson (1981-2011), American freestyle skier
- Jewel Peterson (* 1981), American tennis player
- Johan Christian Peterson , Swedish painter
- John Peterson (wrestler) (born 1948), American wrestler
- John B. Peterson (1850–1944), American politician
- John Bertram Peterson (1871–1944), American clergyman, Bishop of Manchester
- John E. Peterson (* 1938), American politician
- John Louis Peterson (1942–2007), American drummer for the rock band The Beau Brummels
- Jordan Peterson (* 1962), Canadian clinical psychologist and cultural critic
- Joseph Peterson (1878-1935), American psychologist
- Joshua Peterson (* 1975), South African athlete
K
- K. Berry Peterson (1891–1952), American soldier, lawyer, and politician
- Kai Peterson (* 1962), German actor, speaker, producer and singer
- Karen Peterson , American politician
- Kristian Jaak Peterson (1801–1822), Estonian poet
L.
- Lamont Peterson (* 1984), American boxer
- Lennie Peterson (* 1958), American graphic artist, illustrator, musician and music teacher
- Leonard Peterson , sound engineer
- Leonard Byron Peterson (1917-2008), Canadian playwright
- Lorne Peterson , Canadian model maker
- Lucky Peterson (1964-2020), American musician
M.
- M. Blaine Peterson (1906–1985), American politician
- Matthias Conrad Peterson (1761–1833), Norwegian businessman and journalist
- Maurice Peterson (1889–1952), British diplomat
- Michael Peterson (* 1970), German manager
- Michael Iver Peterson (* 1943), American writer
- Morris Peterson (born 1977), American basketball player
N
- Nick Peterson (* 1973), British artist and filmmaker
O
- Oscar Peterson (1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist
P
- Patrick Peterson (born 1990), American football player
- Pete Peterson (born 1935), American politician
- Peter George Peterson (1926–2018), American politician and manager
- Phillip P. Peterson (actually Peter Bourauel; * 1977), German science fiction author
- Pirjo Peterson (* 1982), Estonian soccer player
R.
- Ralph Peterson (* 1962), American jazz drummer
- Randolph L. Peterson (1920-1989), American mammal loge
- Randy Peterson , American jazz musician
- Ray Peterson (1939–2005), American rock and roll singer
- Rebecca Peterson (* 1995), Swedish tennis player
- Robert Peterson (politician) (1888–1968), American politician
- Robert Peterson (production designer) (1909–1979), American production designer
- Robert Peterson (poet) (1924-2000), American poet
- Robert L. Peterson (born 1924), missionary
- Robert W. Peterson (Writer) (1925-2006), American journalist and writer
- Robert W. Peterson (Politician, 1929) (1929–2013), American politician
- Robert W. Peterson (politician, 1937) (born 1937), Canadian politician
- Roger Tory Peterson (1908–1996), American ornithologist, painter and photographer
- Ronnie Peterson (1944–1978), Swedish racing driver
- Roy Eric Peterson (born 1936), Canadian cartoonist
- Russell W. Peterson (1916–2011), American politician
S.
- at times the name of Sandra Schmirler (1963–2000) Canadian curler
- Sandra Peterson (Manager) (* 1959), American manager
- Sebastian Peterson (* 1967), German film director
- Selina Peterson (* 1983), German illustrator and graphic designer
- Seth Peterson (born 1970), American actor
- Sonja Peterson (* 1973), German business mathematician and economist
T
- Tabitha Peterson (* 1989), American curler
- Thage G. Peterson (* 1933), Swedish politician (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti)
- Teodor Peterson (* 1988), Swedish cross-country skier
- Thomas Peterson (* 1986), American racing cyclist
V
- Val Peterson (1903–1983), American politician
- Vicki Peterson (* 1958), American musician
- Voldemar Peterson (1908–1976), Estonian football player
W.
- W. Wesley Peterson ( William Wesley Peterson ; 1924-2009), American computer scientist
- Walter R. Peterson (1922–2011), American politician
- Wayne Peterson (born 1927), American composer
- Wesley Peterson (agricultural economist) , American agricultural economist
- Wesley J. Peterson , chemist
- Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867–1942), Swedish composer and music critic
- William Peterson (1856–1921), Scottish classical philologist
See also
- Petersohn
- Petersson
- Pettersson , Petterson
- Pederson , Pederssøn
- Petersen , Peterssen , Pettersen
- Pedersen
- Pietersen , Pieterson
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peterson on surnames.behindthename.com (English)