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Petersen


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Origin Of The Surname Petersen

Meaning Of The Surname Petersen

Son of Peter

Interesting Facts About Petersen

Petersen is a variant of Peterson, and is an English patronymic surname. These surnames were given to pass down the name of the father of a household to his kin. In rich households the family name was often applied to non-family members such as servants. In this case the original bearers would have been male descendants, as the suffix ‘son’ suggests.

Petersen Statistics

Petersen is the number 1734 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,208 share the surname Petersen in the UK.

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