Distribution of the name 'Peterson'
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Map of the surname 'Peterson' in the USA
Statistics: Figures on the surname 'Peterson'
In the US there are 100,533 phone book entries with the surname Peterson and approximately 362,281 persons with this name.
Thus, the surname Peterson is the 51. most frequent name in the US.
People with this surname live in 51 states. Most occurrences are in California: 10,160.
Other states with lots of occurrences are Minnesota (9,371), Wisconsin (6,108), Washington (5,583), Florida (5,118), Texas (4,087), Iowa (3,497), New York (3,273), Utah (3,265), as well as Illinois (2,820).
The following surnames sound like Peterson: Patterson, Petersen, Pedersen, Pederson, Paterson, Petterson, Pettersen, Peterkin, Petrosino, Petersheim, Pettersson, Petrossian, Patriquin, Petrosyan, Pedregon, Petrosian, Petersohn, Petriccione, Petricone, Pederzani, Patrician, Petersson, Petrisin, Peitersen, Petryszyn, Petryshyn, Petrequin, Petrozzino, Podruchny, Pedercini.
The distribution of the name 'Peterson' in other countries
Surnames sorted by time zone
| Pacific Time Zone | Mountain Time Zone | Central Time Zone |
| Eastern Time Zone | Alaska Time Zone | Hawaii-Aleutian Time Zone |
Occurrence of the name Peterson in the states
| California - The surname Peterson is is the 49. most common name - 10,160 persons |
| Minnesota - The surname Peterson is is the 5. most common name - 9,371 persons |
| Wisconsin - The surname Peterson is is the 6. most common name - 6,108 persons |
| Washington - The surname Peterson is is the 12. most common name - 5,583 persons |
| Florida - The surname Peterson is is the 72. most common name - 5,118 persons |
| Texas - The surname Peterson is is the 158. most common name - 4,087 persons |
| Iowa - The surname Peterson is is the 13. most common name - 3,497 persons |
| New York - The surname Peterson is is the 132. most common name - 3,273 persons |
| Utah - The surname Peterson is is the 9. most common name - 3,265 persons |
| Illinois - The surname Peterson is is the 41. most common name - 2,820 persons |
| Michigan - The surname Peterson is the 36. most common name - 2,802 persons |
| Oregon - The surname Peterson is the 18. most common name - 2,667 persons |
| Colorado - The surname Peterson is the 21. most common name - 2,550 persons |
| Pennsylvania - The surname Peterson is the 110. most common name - 2,498 persons |
| Arizona - The surname Peterson is the 24. most common name - 2,290 persons |
| Massachusetts - The surname Peterson is the 70. most common name - 2,192 persons |
| Nebraska - The surname Peterson is the 8. most common name - 2,084 persons |
| North Carolina - The surname Peterson is the 182. most common name - 1,843 persons |
| Kansas - The surname Peterson is the 34. most common name - 1,648 persons |
| New Jersey - The surname Peterson is the 87. most common name - 1,630 persons |
| Missouri - The surname Peterson is the 105. most common name - 1,621 persons |
| South Dakota - The surname Peterson is the 7. most common name - 1,588 persons |
| Idaho - The surname Peterson is the 12. most common name - 1,578 persons |
| Virginia - The surname Peterson is the 176. most common name - 1,555 persons |
| Georgia - The surname Peterson is the 198. most common name - 1,547 persons |
| North Dakota - The surname Peterson is the 7. most common name - 1,441 persons |
| Montana - The surname Peterson is the 9. most common name - 1,286 persons |
| Connecticut - The surname Peterson is the 34. most common name - 1,226 persons |
| Maryland - The surname Peterson is the 125. most common name - 1,154 persons |
| Ohio - The surname Peterson is the 171. most common name - 1,152 persons |
| Tennessee - The surname Peterson is is the 305. most common name - 955 persons |
| Alabama - The surname Peterson is is the 244. most common name - 917 persons |
| Indiana - The surname Peterson is is the 132. most common name - 885 persons |
| Oklahoma - The surname Peterson is is the 203. most common name - 719 persons |
| Nevada - The surname Peterson is is the 33. most common name - 714 persons |
| South Carolina - The surname Peterson is is the 234. most common name - 710 persons |
| Lousiana - The surname Peterson is is the 281. most common name - 699 persons |
| Maine - The surname Peterson is is the 143. most common name - 558 persons |
| New Mexico - The surname Peterson is is the 96. most common name - 554 persons |
| Arkansas - The surname Peterson is is the 228. most common name - 548 persons |
| New Hampshire - The surname Peterson is is the 91. most common name - 509 persons |
| Kentucky - The surname Peterson is is the 468. most common name - 476 persons |
| Wyoming - The surname Peterson is is the 16. most common name - 475 persons |
| Mississippi - The surname Peterson is is the 300. most common name - 454 persons |
| Alaska - The surname Peterson is is the 22. most common name - 411 persons |
| Hawaii - The surname Peterson is is the 90. most common name - 272 persons |
| Vermont - The surname Peterson is is the 113. most common name - 250 persons |
| Rhode Island - The surname Peterson is is the 137. most common name - 234 persons |
| Washington D.C. - The surname Peterson is is the 91. most common name - 194 persons |
| West Virginia - The surname Peterson is is the 663. most common name - 186 persons |
| Delaware - The surname Peterson is is the 139. most common name - 179 persons |
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