Peterson (name)
| Peterson |
| Family name |
| Pronunciation |
/ˈpiːtərsən/ pee-tər-sən |
| Meaning |
"son of Peter" |
| Related names |
Petersen, Pérez, O'Peadr, MacPeadar |
Peterson is a common English language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are over 700 variant spellings of the surname.[1] The form Peterson may also have arisen from Danish Petersen with a change of spelling commonly applied by Danish immigrants to English-speaking countries. Peterson may refer to:
- Adrian Peterson (born 1985), American football running back, NFL, Minnesota Vikings
- Adrian N. Peterson (born 1979), American football running back, NFL, Chicago Bears
- Amanda Peterson (born 1971), American actress
- Brian Peterson, South African footballer
- Carla Peterson (actress) (born 1974), Argentinian actress
- Cassandra Peterson (born 1951), American actress best known for her screen persona "Elvira"
- Charles Gilbert Peterson (1848–1918), American Contractor and Mayor former of Lockport, NY
- Clark Peterson,(born 1966), film producer
- Chip Peterson (born 1987), American swimmer
- Collin Peterson (born 1944), American politician, congressman from Minnesota
- Dan Peterson (born 1936), American basketball coach
- Daniel Peterson, American physician in private practice in the state of Nevada
- Daniel C. Peterson, Professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University
- David Peterson (born 1943), Canadian politician, twentieth premier of Ontario
- Dean Peterson (ice hockey), Australian ice hockey player
- Debbi Peterson (born 1961), American singer
- Denis Peterson, American painter
- Donald H. Peterson (born 1933), former American NASA astronaut
- Drew Peterson (born 1954), American, former Illinois police sergeant and suspect in two murders
- Elly M. Peterson (born 1914), American, Michigan politician
- Eric Peterson (born 1946), Canadian actor
- Eric Peterson (musician) (born 1964), American guitarist
- Esther Peterson (1906–1997), American, Assistant Secretary of Labor
- Frederick Peterson (neurologist) (1859–1938), American neurologist, psychiatrist, and poet
- Gilbert Peterson (1824–1890), American Contractor
- Gilles Peterson (born c. 1964), English DJ
- Gordon Peterson, American broadcast journalist
- Gordon Peterson, the Canadian musician Indio (music)
- Jeret Peterson (1981–2011), American aerial skier
- Jesse Peterson (1850–1921), American Industrialist and Presidential Elector
- Jim Peterson (born 1941), Canadian politician
- John Peterson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Karl Ernst Peterson (1868–1958), Estonian politician and writer
- Keith Peterson (born 1956), Canadian politician
- Kristjan Jaak Peterson (1801–1822), Estonian poet
- Laci Peterson (1975–2002), American, murdered wife of Scott Peterson
- Lynn Peterson (b. ?), Canadian, mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario
- Mark Peterson (born 1960), American soccer player
- Maurice Peterson (1889–1952), British diplomat
- Michael Peterson (disambiguation)
- Morris Peterson (born 1977), American basketball player
- Norm Peterson, fictional character on the American television show Cheers
- Norm Peterson (Australian politician)
- Oscar Peterson (1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer
- Oscar V. Peterson (1899–1942), American seaman in the US Navy
- Pete Peterson (born 1936), American Air Force pilot
- Peter George Peterson, American banker and philanthropist, former United States Secretary of Commerce
- Ray Peterson (died 2005), American pop music singer
- Roger Peterson (musician), Aruban-Dutch musician
- Roger Peterson (pilot), pilot of the plane that crashed killing Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Jiles Perry Richardson
- Roger Tory Peterson (1908–1996), American naturalist, ornithologist, artist, and educator
- Ronnie Peterson (1944–1978), Swedish racing driver
- Russell W. Peterson (born 1916), American engineer and politician, governor of Delaware
- Scott Peterson (born 1972), American convicted murderer
- Shelley Peterson (b. ?), Canadian actress
- Thomas Mundy Peterson (1824–1904), first African-American to vote in an election
- Todd Peterson (place kicker) (born 1970), American football player
- Trudy Huskamp Peterson (born 1945), American historian, former acting Archivist of the United States
- Val Peterson (1903–1983), American, governor of Nebraska
- Vicki Peterson (born 1958), American pop musician
- W. Wesley Peterson (born 1924), American mathematician and computer scientist
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