Peterson

Summary

Peterson is a patronymic family name^[1]. Peterson ranks in the top 7% of patronymic_family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Peterson's instance of is recorded as patronymic family name^[3].
• Peterson's instance of is recorded as family name^[4].
• Peterson's based on is recorded as patronymic family name^[5].
• Peterson's writing system is recorded as Latin script^[6].
• Peterson's Commons category is recorded as Peterson (surname)^[7].
• Peterson's language of work or name is recorded as English^[8].
• Peterson's language of work or name is recorded as Swedish^[9].
• Peterson's said to be the same as is recorded as Petersohn^[10].
• Peterson's said to be the same as is recorded as Q27094683^[11].
• Peterson's said to be the same as is recorded as Petersson^[12].
• Peterson's said to be the same as is recorded as Pieterson^[13].
• Peterson's said to be the same as is recorded as Pederson^[14].
• Peterson's said to be the same as is recorded as Peitersen^[15].
• Peterson's said to be the same as is recorded as Pedersén^[16].
• Peterson's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Peterson'}^[17].
• Peterson's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Peterson'}^[18].
• Peterson's different from is recorded as Peterson^[19].
• Peterson's Géopatronyme ID is recorded as PETERSON^[20].
• Peterson's Soundex is recorded as P362^[21].
• Peterson's Cologne phonetics is recorded as 12786^[22].
• Peterson's Caverphone is recorded as PTSN11^[23].
• Peterson's attested in is recorded as Finnish Population Information System^[24].
• Peterson's DFD ID is recorded as 6039^[25].
• Peterson's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Perigrapha munda^[26].
• Peterson's Geneanet family name ID is recorded as PETERSON^[27].

Why It Matters

Peterson ranks in the top 7% of patronymic_family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31 views/month).^[2] Peterson has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Peterson is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]