Pederson Surname

21,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,884 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Pederson Surname Definition:

(Norwegian, Danish) The son of Peder (rock).

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Pederson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,2091:17,0902,164
Canada2,8641:12,8651,900
Australia3881:69,5778,251
England1581:352,64625,413
Liberia291:152,01810,911
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Sweden271:364,69525,646
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Wales121:257,87814,969
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Norway111:467,48139,375
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Tonga11:107,313791
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7021:29,5063,591

Pederson (55) may also be a first name.

Pederson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian, Danish) The son of Peder (rock).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Son of Peder (Peter), after a common Danish tradition of naming the children after the given name of the parents. This would often last only one generation so that Soren Christiansen's son could be Peder Sorensen who's son would be named Christian Pedersen etc.

- austinchan2

Pederson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pederson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pederson (Arabic: بيدرسون, Russian: Педерсон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Pederson click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pederson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,850th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 292,861 people. The last name Pederson is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Pederson reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 55 people.

Pederson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 21,209 people, or 1 in 17,090. In The United States Pederson is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 23 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Pederson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pederson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pederson surname increased 1,246 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 718 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pederson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pederson last name are 4.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pederson earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 15.98% more than the national average, earning R 275,616 per year; in United States they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $45,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% less than the national average, earning $48,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Pederson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pederson in the Russian language
Педерсонpederson-
Pederson in the Arabic language
بيدرسونbydrswn-

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Pederson Reference & Research

Peterson DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Peterson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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