Pettersen
Pettersen or Pettersén is a family name.
Origin and meaning
Pettersen is a patronymic educated Norwegian name meaning "son of Petter ." A Swedish form of the name is Pettersén .
Name bearer
- Bård Inge Pettersen (* 1973), Norwegian beach volleyball player
- Brit Pettersen (* 1961), Norwegian cross-country skier
- Erling Pettersen (* 1950), Evangelical Lutheran bishop
- Espen Bugge Pettersen (* 1980), Norwegian football goalkeeper
- Josefine Frida Pettersen (* 1996), Norwegian actress
- Karl Pettersen (1826–1890), Norwegian geologist
- Kurt Pettersén (1916–1957), Swedish wrestler
- Marianne Pettersen (* 1975), Norwegian soccer player
- Oddrunn Pettersen (1937–2002), Norwegian politician
- Øystein Pettersen (* 1983), Norwegian cross-country skier
- Sigurd Pettersen (* 1980), Norwegian ski jumper
- Sindre Pettersen (* 1996), Norwegian biathlete and Nordic combined athlete
- Siri Pettersen (* 1971), Norwegian writer and comic book author
- Sissel Vera Pettersen (* 1977), Norwegian jazz musician and visual artist
- Tage Pettersen (* 1972), Norwegian politician
Others
- Pettersenegga , mountain ridge in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica