Surname Peterson (Peterson 
, ピーターソン 
, Петерсон 
) , throughout the world, is a widespread family name. The family name Peterson is habitual in Curacao, where it is a common surname, Aruba, and Estonia, where it is quite a common surname (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Very seldom, Peterson is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Peterson | Australia, Canada, Brazil, United States, Kenya |
| ピーターソン | Japan |
| Петерсон | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| פטרסון | Israel |
| gerlac peterson Dutch mystic, NL (b. 1370) |
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| robert peterson English prior of Lewes (b. 1495) |
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| robert peterson English translator (b. 1562) |
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| samuel peterson American city founder, SE (b. 1639) |
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| matthias peterson (b. 1636) |
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| otto fredrik peterson Swedish painter (1672-1729), SE (b. 1672) |
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peterson goodwyn American politician (1745-1818), US (b. 1745) |
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| johan christian peterson Swedish painter, SE (b. 1700) |
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matthias conrad peterson Norwegian businessman and journalist, DE (b. 1761) |
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| christofor i. peterson An ambassador that lived in 1789. (b. 1744) |
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| christoph wilhelm peterson DE (b. 1735) |
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| dorothea elisabeth peterson (b. 1742) |
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gustaf peterson Swedish politician, SE (b. 1815) |
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charles sreeve peterson American politician and bishop, US (b. 1818) |
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henry peterson American author and editor, US (b. 1818) |
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