Peterson - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Peterson \p(e)-ter-son, pet(e)-rson\ is a variant of Peter.

The baby name Peterson sounds like Paterson and Patterson. Other similar baby names are Person, Pierson and Pearson.

Peterson is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Peterson. Click here to compare Peterson with related baby names.