Peterson (name)

Peterson is a common English language patronymic surname, meaning "son of Peter". There are an estimated 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.

List of people with this surname

• Adrian Peterson (born 1985), American football running back
• Adrian N. Peterson (born 1979), American football running back
• Alan P. Peterson (1920–1998), American ornithologist and taxonomist
• Amanda Peterson (1971–2015), American actress
• Arthur Peterson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Brian Peterson (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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
• D. J. Peterson (born 1991), American baseball player
• 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) (born 1988), Australian ice hockey player
• Debbi Peterson (born 1961), American singer
• Denis Peterson, American painter
• Donald H. Peterson (born 1933), former American NASA astronaut
• Dorothy Peterson (1897–1979), American actress
• Drew Peterson (born 1954), American former Illinois police sergeant and convicted murderer
• Dustin Peterson (born 1994), American baseball player
• Dutton S. Peterson (1894–1964), New York clergyman and politician
• Elly M. Peterson (1914-2008) 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
• George P. "Bud" Peterson (born 1952), president, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Gil Peterson (born 1936), American actor and singer
• Gilbert Peterson (1824–1890), American Contractor
• Gilles Peterson (born c. 1964), English DJ
• Gordon Peterson, American broadcast journalist
• Hattie Peterson (1930–2017), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
• Jace Peterson (born 1990), American baseball player
• 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
• Jordan Peterson (born 1962), Canadian psychologist
• 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 (disambiguation), several people
• 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)
• Olive Peterson (1894-1965), American bridge player
• Oscar Peterson (1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer
• Oscar V. Peterson (1899–1942), American seaman in the US Navy
• Patrick Peterson (born 1990), American football player
• Pete Peterson (born 1936), American Air Force pilot
• Peter George Peterson (born 1926), American banker and philanthropist, former United States Secretary of Commerce
• Ray Peterson (1939-2005), American pop music singer
• Robin Peterson (born 1979), South African cricketer
• Roger Peterson (musician), Aruban-Dutch musician
• Roger Peterson (pilot) (1937-1959), 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 (born 1952), Canadian actress
• Stephen Peterson (rower) (born 1963), American world champion rower in 1990, 1996 Olympian
• Thalia Gouma-Peterson (d. 2001), American professor
• 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
• Vadal Peterson (1892–1976), American college sports coach
• Val Peterson (1903–1983), American, governor of Nebraska
• Vicki Peterson (born 1958), American pop musician
• Walter R. Peterson, Jr. (1922-2011), governor of New Hampshire
• W. Wesley Peterson (1924-2009), American mathematician and computer scientist

Fictional characters with this surname

• Lindsay Peterson, character in the television series Queer as Folk
• Minty Peterson, character in EastEnders
• Norm Peterson, character on the American TV show Cheers
• Ray Peterson, character portrayed by Tom Hanks in The 'Burbs
• Sloane Peterson, character portrayed by Mia Sara in Ferris Bueller's Day Off
• Penny Peterson, a character in the 2014 computer animated film Mr. Peabody and Sherman

References

See also

• Petersen
• Pedersen
• Pederson (disambiguation)